Nonprofit news from around the web: June 3 – 7, 2024

3 ways to shield your nonprofit from debanking 

While debanking remains a critical issue for nonprofits, ownership over your payment tokens can alleviate risk and help you stay in control of your organization’s financial well-being. 

How to optimize member marketing with AI 

Has your organization used artificial intelligence to do basic marketing tasks? If not, it might be time to consider leveraging AI to improve your member marketing strategy.  

‘Start with culture change': The work boards must do before launching diversity efforts 

Nonprofit leaders, trustees, and consultants discuss what can go wrong when organizations focus on board diversity without first creating an inclusive board culture. 

Do this work beforehand to create a stellar speech

Keep your audience engaged during your next presentation by getting clear on what you want them to take away from your talk, prepare a strong opening and closing and conclude with a call to action, writes author and leadership expert Paul Thornton.