The Nonprofit Net, Inc.

06/03/2026

🌈 ❤️ 🖤 💚June is busting out! Leadership is both an art and a practice - and this month's Nonprofit Net newsletter leans into both. ✨ Explore the value of recognizing progress, strategies for smooth leadership transitions, and the inspiring story of Arlington EATS, plus NPN board openings and upcoming learning events this month.

📍Read it now at 🔗 https://tr.ee/ErQTxk

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲:
*️⃣ Inside LAP: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿
*️⃣ Nonprofit Insight: 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝗧𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀
*️⃣ Nonprofit Spotlight: 𝗔𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝘁𝘀
*️⃣ Join our Board!
*️⃣ Learning Highlights: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀
*️⃣ Seminars on Demand: 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵

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05/21/2026

🧰 This month's : 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗠𝗔 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 Highlighting pending legislation that could have a major impact on nonprofits. These bills focus on ⛑️ 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 areas including 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘺 and 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

👉🏼 Read the full post here: https://tr.ee/o2tK19

💸 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗦.𝟭𝟯𝟬/𝗛.𝟮𝟮𝟯)
💲 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 (𝗛.𝟮𝟴𝟯/𝗦.𝟭𝟭𝟵)
✂️ 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗦.𝟮𝟵𝟵𝟳)
🏡 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗛.𝟭𝟱𝟰𝟰/𝗦.𝟵𝟵𝟴)

05/19/2026

📣 We're thrilled to welcome Tracey Rogers to our Board of Directors! Tracey's expertise includes marketing, fundraising, and network development. Having worked with nonprofits of all sizes, she brings practical insight into the daily realities that organizations face. Read more: 🔗 https://www.nonprofitnet.org/post/npn-welcomes-tracey-rogers

05/08/2026

⚡NPN Community Alert!⚡ 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝘊𝘶𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵: 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘕𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴. Join First Nonprofit | Children's League of Massachusetts | Massachusetts Council of Nonprofits for a free 30 minute "briefinar" Wed May 13th 1 pm. Explore options to reduce everyday operating expenses without sacrificing mission impact.. ⤵️

Register at 🔗 https://tr.ee/buQGef

05/06/2026

💗 What an absolute delight hosting Leslie Forde yesterday for our final 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 🌳 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 webinar: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲.

⏳ Her insights on reclaiming time and well-being in a demanding world were nothing short of transformative. 🙏🏽 Thank you, Leslie, for sharing your wisdom with the NPN community! And a special shoutout: this was her second speaking engagement of the day, yet she showed up with such calm, grace, and generosity of spirit. Living proof that protecting your energy makes space for meaningful work.

Leslie's top three takeaways:

1️⃣ The Not Just for Moms Mom's Hierarchy of Needs Framework: Sleep, movement, and personal growth are the first things we sacrifice when life gets hectic. Leslie reframes them as non-negotiables: protect them, and your long-term performance will thank you.

2️⃣ 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: From peer partnerships to community-building circles, Leslie shared clever, low-resource strategies to build resilience without burning out yourself or your team.

3️⃣ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 "𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿:" Identify 5 - 6 people who've already solved your problem and interview them. Simple, fast, and often more powerful than any formal training.

🎦 Watch what you missed via our 𝗢𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆: 🔗 https://tr.ee/FCQR1y

05/06/2026

🎉 Congratulations and thank you to all CCF grantees! A special shout out to NPN's 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (𝗟𝗔𝗣) executive directors Yoyo Yau Aaron Greiner Marieke Van Damme Maija Pratt:

Bridges Homeward
CultureHouse
History Cambridge
Navigation Games

CCF's annual Community Fund is our broadest investment in Cambridge nonprofits, and our widest lens on the city. This spring, 157 organizations received a total of $1.37 million across child and youth development, arts and culture, education, housing, food security, health and wellbeing, economic security, community building, and the environment. That breadth is how we track what's changing in Cambridge and where the need is growing.

It's also a shared investment. Donor-advised fund holders and other local funders expanded what was possible this year by co-investing alongside CCF and contributing 46 percent of this year’s funding pool, allowing us to reach organizations we otherwise couldn't. We're grateful for every person who chose to be part of that.

We built renewal grants and consolidated the Community Fund into one cycle because we wanted the process to embody the values we hold around trust-based philanthropy. Trust runs through every part of this program. Reviewers give their time and knowledge. Nonprofits open their work to outside assessment. Donors invest without directing the outcome. We try to honor all of it—in how we design the application to minimize administrative burden, how we give feedback to applicants, and how we stay present as partners throughout the year.

Congratulations to this year's grantees and thank you to everyone who made this cycle possible. Learn more about our FY26 Community Fund partners in our press release: https://cambridgecf.org/community-fund-2026

05/01/2026

May is here, and so is Nonprofit Net's latest newsletter! 💐 From carving out space for professional development to key legislation updates and more, this issue has everything you need to learn, grow, and lead with confidence.

📍Read it now at 🔗 https://tr.ee/bdgCS9

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲:
*️⃣ This month's free webinar: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵
*️⃣ NPN Team: 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀!
*️⃣ Insight: 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁
*️⃣ Nonprofit Spotlight: Navigation Games
*️⃣ Learning Highlights: 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 + 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲
*️⃣ Join our Board!

04/27/2026

⚡NPN Community Alert!⚡ 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 from MetroWest Nonprofit Network with Lisa Cardinal of Empower & Gregg Grenier: 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦: 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘕𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 ⤵️

Register at 🔗 https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/srexaua/lp/bd2060a4-5a2c-470d-a828-f431a5e54e0a

04/21/2026

💯 Everyone wants to be excellent at everything. But how do we make it happen with everything going on?? Join us May 5th for 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 when Leslie Forde shares approaches to continuing to grow professionally - even when time and mindshare are in short supply.

A former corporate executive turned CEO & Founder of Mom's Hierarchy of Needs, Leslie is a researcher, speaker, and author of the newly published Repair with Self-Care. Hear her story and learn how she turns "there's no time" into a strategy for growth.

📍 Register Now! 🔗 https://tr.ee/s2jX8K

04/15/2026

😎 A huge thank you to Angel Brunelle for sharing her expertise and insights in yesterday's 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻: 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 workshop. While the summer "calm" before a fall campaign is a perfect time to sharpen tools and set strategy, perhaps more importantly it's also the time to rest and renew! 🪷

Check out the recording on our On Demand Library: 🔗 https://tr.ee/FCQR1y

Whether you're gearing up for year-end fundraising or a major community initiative, taking a moment to plan now will save you time and stress later!

Key Takeaways:
🎯 Prioritize Strategic Planning: Use this quieter period to align your team on core goals and ensure everyone is moving in the same direction before the busy season hits.

🛠️ Audit Your Resources: Identify the tools and messaging that worked best in past campaigns and refine them to maximize your impact this fall.

📅 Build Your Timeline Early: A clear, phased approach to your campaign allows for flexibility and ensures you hit every milestone without the last-minute rush.