Nonprofit news from around the web: September 16 – 20, 2024

20 essential strategies when creating a nonprofit succession plan 
Crafting a succession plan for your nonprofit strategically prepares the organization for leadership changes long before it’s needed. Taking small steps to put processes in place now can help ensure future leaders and the team seamlessly transition back to business as usual.  

How are nonprofits actually using AI? 
AI can be implemented in so many ways, so your organization is behind if you aren’t using it. Here’s how you can actually use AI. 

Nonprofits’ use of AI exceeds for-profit implementation 
Nonprofits are integrating AI faster than the private sector, with 58% of nonprofits using AI with their communications platform as a service solution, compared to 47% of business to consumer businesses in the private sector, according to new data from tech firm Twilio. 

5 ways nonprofits can harness AI for fundraising 
Here are five ways to use AI tools to maximize efficiency and repurpose social sector talent for fundraising — a role that will always require the specialness of humans.