{"id":31140,"date":"2025-07-22T12:15:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T16:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=31140"},"modified":"2025-07-22T12:19:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T16:19:37","slug":"the-status-of-modern-fundraising-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/industry-insights\/resources\/the-status-of-modern-fundraising-in-the-united-states","title":{"rendered":"The Status of (Modern) Fundraising in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero hero--textual hero--textual-powder-blue\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-9 col-lg\">\n                <ul class=\"breadcrumbs list-unstyled\">\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\"><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"\/industry-insights\">Industry Insights<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/industry-insights\/resources\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n        <li>The Status of (Modern) Fundraising in the United States<\/li>\n            <\/ul>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7\">\n                <div class=\"hero--textual__content\">\n                                    <h1>The Status of (Modern) Fundraising in the United States<\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-5\">\n                <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><\/div>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"gated-resource\" id=\"gated-resource-block_a331a3dbe8dba6fd2dfc843489202403\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row align-items-start justify-content-lg-between\">\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6 order-1\">\n                <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-white white-bg\" id=\"wysiwyg-block_b7ceb56c7f05931c56b1cbc4547423cb\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-12\">\n                    <p class=\"body-large\">In the current challenging landscape, nonprofit organizations are grappling with heightened pressures\u2014from reduced budgets to a lack of tools and an urgent need to adopt new skills quickly. Deliberate strategies around donor cultivation and engagement, innovation, and resourcing are essential for these organizations not only to sustain their performance but to thrive and flourish in the long term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-large\">This webinar will feature new research from the Blackbaud Institute into the ways that modern fundraisers in the United States are levergaging tech integration and AI tools to drive success, despite uncertainty. 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