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New Year, New Tactics: Advice from Our Fundraising Experts. Icon shows a calendar with a dollar sign.

New Year, New Tactics: Advice From Our Fundraising Experts

As 2026 begins to take shape, nonprofit leaders are facing a familiar tension: balancing optimism with realism, and ambition with capacity. While no single strategy will define success in the year ahead, organizations that take time now to reflect, adapt, and align their priorities will be better positioned to respond to whatever comes next. Our
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January 20, 2026
Founder Transitions as an Act of Abundance. Icon shows a rotating gear with a person at the center.

Founder Transitions as an Act of Abundance

Founder transitions are often described as risk, disruption, or loss. An abundance lens offers a different framing. A founder transition is not the end of something working. It is evidence that the organization has grown strong enough to hold more leadership, more voices, and more possibility. Founders who step aside make room for the organization
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January 20, 2026
What Worked in 2025 May Not Work in 2026: How to Adjust to New Tax Policies. Icon shows a bag of money and a calendar.

What Worked in 2025 May Not Work in 2026: How to Adapt to New Tax Realities

Many fundraising strategies that proved effective in 2025 were driven by anticipation of the tax changes. In 2026, those changes are no longer hypothetical. Donors are recalibrating, and nonprofits must do the same. Last year's tax law took effect on January 1st and donor behavior is already shifting. High-net-worth donors, everyday donors, and corporate funders
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January 20, 2026
Charting the Course Ahead with Licking County Aging Partners. Icon shows a map with a target.

Charting the Course Ahead with Licking County Aging Partners

As Licking County Aging Partners approached its 50th anniversary, leadership reflected on how to ensure the organization’s future was just as impactful. LCAP partnered with Benefactor Group to develop a strategic plan that would align staff, board, and community partners around a shared vision. Read more here.
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January 20, 2026
Crisis Response Playbook

Crisis Response Playbook

Right now it seems as if the nonprofit sector is facing crisis after crisis—a cosmic game of Whac-A-Mole, as Laura MacDonald wrote back in June. This unpredictability is likely to continue, as Cindy Lott of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy suggested while setting up a panel discussion recently: “I would like us to assume
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December 16, 2025
Uncommon Leaders: Bernice (Bee) Martin Lee, CEO of the Epilepsy Foundation

Uncommon Leaders Series: Bernice (Bee) Martin Lee

In this episode of Uncommon Leaders, Bernice shares her personal approach to leading an organization through change and expansion. She reflects on how her philosophy shaped the Foundation’s work with Benefactor Group—spanning capacity building, executive search, and strategic planning—and how those experiences reinforced the importance of thoughtful, mission-driven leadership. Watch now.
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December 16, 2025
Fundraising is a Board Responsibility. Not a Department.

Fundraising is a Board Responsibility. Not a Department.

At Benefactor Group, we often say: fundraising is not just a development department function — it’s a board responsibility. Yet many board members are unclear on their role, or uncomfortable with the word itself. So let’s explore how fundraising and boards go together and the moments when they don’t.
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December 16, 2025
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