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Squeezed in 2025: Financial Pressure and Strategic Response for Nonprofits (Part 1 of 3)
ByElmer Hall 26 May 202524 June 2025

Squeezed Nonprofits Face an Economic Stress Test Squeezed nonprofits 2025 are facing unprecedented pressure. Inflation continues to ripple through every aspect of their operations, from staffing and supplies to rent and transportation. Meanwhile, federal and state funding is tightening, and many grantmaking foundations are adjusting priorities away from general operating support. The result? A financial vise that threatens to crush even well-managed organizations. 📚 This article is part of the “Squeezed Nonprofits 2025” Series –…

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Strategic planning | Charity | Funding | Generative AI | Nonprofits

Squeezed in 2025: Vanishing Dollars for Nonprofits (Part 2 of 3)
ByElmer Hall 26 May 202524 June 2025

Squeezed in 2025: Vanishing Dollars and Donor Decline for Nonprofits (Part 2 of 3 in the Squeezed Nonprofits 2025 Series)In 2025, donor behavior is shifting fast—and not in nonprofits’ favor. From vanishing household contributions to increased skepticism and fewer foundation grants, squeezed nonprofits are navigating a perfect storm of financial instability. Traditional fundraising models no longer guarantee sustainability. This article explores how donor expectations have changed, why trust is eroding, and what your nonprofit can…

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economic development | Funding | Innovation

OZ, by any other Name, could be a Profitable Opportunity!
ByBizMan 8 September 202115 July 2025

Opportunity Zones present a hidden opportunity for Real Estate (RE) investment that should be widely utilized across the US. Why not? (View Interactive HUD Map here.) There’s a spectacular investment tool that was associated with tax cuts of 2017 by the Trump administration. Along with the massive tax cuts, there was a non-partisan tax break to funnel private investments into underdeveloped communities around the nation. It took a couple years for the census tracts in…

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Funding | Innovation | Patents

Here Are the Biggest Crowdfunding Campaigns of 2015 – Bloomberg Business
ByBizMan 22 December 201515 July 2025

Here Are the Biggest Crowdfunding Campaigns of 2015 – Bloomberg Business: Crowdfunding really hit its stride this year with people just crowding in to jump on the bandwagon of new and innovative ideas. Of course great fundraising ideas are for books and movies, especially those that sequels or follow-ons with an established groupie base. Veronica Mars, the high-school sleuth, is and example from last year on Kickstarter. (See our blog here,) This years list from…

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economic development | Funding | Innovation

Miami No. 2 in startup activity, Kauffman report says | Miami Herald Miami Herald
ByBizMan 9 June 201515 July 2025

Miami No. 2 in startup activity, Kauffman report says | Miami Herald Miami Herald: This is a very interesting, but telling report. Miami is way up there in startups, about 250 per 100,000 people. Cleveland, not so much so, with less that 100 per. It is a little surprising that Orlando fell 12 ranks down to 33rd. Makes you wonder if it is Orlando losing ground or other metros gaining very rapidly. I would guess…

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Funding | Innovation

Rise of the Rest – Entrepreneur Tour. 5 Cities at a time.
ByBizMan 16 March 201515 July 2025

World Stock Markets: Steve Case from AOL fame is one of the judges going round hitting up start-up business ideas, 5 cities at a time. The south of USA is next. Revolution, Google for Entrepreneurs, and UP Global This UP Global initiative is an interesting approach by Google ventures and others to identify and fund new venture ideas. A very cool approach to jump starting innovation anywhere and everywhere around the world. That the winner…

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