Nonprofit news from around the web: September 1 – 5, 2025

6 lessons from MrBeast’s $40M fundraising push 

Any creator can mobilize their following for a nonprofit cause. Here’s what your nonprofit can take away from the #TeamWater campaign as it aims to partner with content creators to support your organization’s mission. 

Nonprofits are under pressure. Can skilled service power reinvention? 

Hard moments can sharpen strategy and focus. And what comes out could reshape the sector in powerful ways, directing scarce time and talent to what matters most. 

How nonprofits can tap technology in lean times and avoid AI hype 

In his new book, “Technology for Good: How Nonprofit Leaders Are Using Software and Data to Solve Our Most Pressing Social Problems,” Jim Fruchterman offers a practical roadmap based on his life’s work. 

Study finds philanthropy core to research funding, but not sustainable 

While philanthropy has become a key element of science research funding, especially as federal funding declines, it cannot replace the robust funds that government allocation once contributed, a study from the Science Philanthropy Alliance finds.