--- title: "The CGC Blog | Common Ground Consulting" description: "Insights on strategy, leadership, AI, and the social profit sector from Craig Bowman and Common Ground Consulting." lang: en json-ld: | { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Blog", "name": "Common Ground Consulting Blog", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog", "description": "Insights on strategy, leadership, AI, and the social profit sector from Common Ground Consulting.", "blogPost": [ { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "How to Run a Funding Concentration Stress Test", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/how-to-run-a-funding-concentration-stress-test", "datePublished": "2026-08-20T04:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "How to Rebuild an Individual Donor Base ", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/how-to-rebuild-an-individual-donor-base", "datePublished": "2026-08-12T04:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "Before You Take a Tech Funder's Money", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/before-you-take-a-tech-funders-money", "datePublished": "2026-07-16T04:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "The Social Profit Sector Is Making Decisions Based on Lies", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/the-social-profit-sector-is-making-decisions-based-on-lies", "datePublished": "2026-05-07T04:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "Why We're Backing the 2026 AI Equity Project", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/why-were-backing-the-2026-ai-equity-project", "datePublished": "2026-04-23T04:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "This Video Made Parents Cry. The Research Says That's Not Enough.", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/this-video-made-parents-cry-the-research-says-thats-not-enough-889e36", "datePublished": "2026-02-02T05:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "Why I'm (Still) Disrupting Myself (Part 2)", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/why-im-still-disrupting-myself-part-two", "datePublished": "2026-01-30T05:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "Scott Galloway’s 2026 Predictions: Through A Nonprofit Lens", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/scott-galloways-2026-predictions-through-a-nonprofit-lens-401097", "datePublished": "2025-12-05T05:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "Foundations Love AI. Their Grantees Are On Their Own.", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/foundations-love-ai-their-grantees-are-on-their-own-c102c8", "datePublished": "2025-12-03T05:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "Finding Our Way Back: A Gratitude Practice for Divided Times", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/finding-our-way-back-a-gratitude-practice-for-divided-times", "datePublished": "2025-11-25T05:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "Why I'm Disrupting Myself", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/why-im-disrupting-myself", "datePublished": "2025-11-13T05:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "The Future of Giving: What AI Is Reminding Us About Trust", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/the-future-of-giving-what-ai-is-reminding-us-about-trust-0166e3", "datePublished": "2025-11-11T05:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "The Confidence Collapse in Global Philanthropy", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/the-confidence-collapse-in-global-philanthropy", "datePublished": "2025-11-04T05:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "AI Change Fatigue: \nYour Staff Are Tired Before You Even Start", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/ai-change-fatigue-your-staff-are-tired-before-you-even-start-5cc199", "datePublished": "2025-10-31T04:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "Digital Distance: An Essential AI Skill", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/digital-distance-an-essential-ai-skill-a753ac", "datePublished": "2025-10-28T04:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "Building AI Capability Without Pilots", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/building-ai-capability-without-pilots-305cbc", "datePublished": "2025-10-24T04:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "Your AI Pilot Is Designed to Fail", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/your-ai-pilot-is-designed-to-fail-3b479b", "datePublished": "2025-10-23T04:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "When Platforms Violate Trust", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/when-platforms-violate-trust", "datePublished": "2025-10-21T04:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "Readiness Isn't Technical—It's About Equity", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/readiness-isnt-technicalits-about-equity-f80681", "datePublished": "2025-10-15T04:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "AI Can’t Fix Inequity—But It Will Expose It.", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/ai-cant-fix-inequitybut-it-will-expose-it-18e459", "datePublished": "2025-10-14T04:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "Making AI Count: A Nonprofit Guide to ROI", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/making-ai-count-a-nonprofit-guide-to-roi-d665cb", "datePublished": "2025-10-02T04:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "Strategic Planning in the Age of AI", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/strategic-planning-in-the-age-of-ai-17d7c3", "datePublished": "2025-09-14T04:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "When AI Becomes a Minister", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/when-ai-becomes-a-minister-9d7eb5", "datePublished": "2025-09-12T04:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } }, { "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "The New Math of AI Infrastructure", "url": "https://commongroundconsulting.ai/blog/the-new-math-of-ai-infrastructure-216a07", "datePublished": "2025-09-11T04:00:00+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Craig Bowman" } } ] } --- [![Common Ground Consulting logo: stylized circular emblem with the firm's name, linking to the homepage](/assets/commonground-logo-white-RKdLhTAB.png)](/) [Home](/)[About](/about#company-metrics)[Partnership](/strategic-implementation-partnership)[Cases](/case-studies)[Clients](/clients)[Blog](/blog) - About - Services - Interventions - Resources Search Search # The CGC Blog What we're learning about leadership, AI, and the evolving social profit sector. Get firm updates via RSS, or subscribe to [The Social Prophet](https://www.thesocialprophet.org)for our founder's independent analysis. [RSS](/rss.xml) - [![How to Run a Funding Concentration Stress Test](https://vonqfnmlbhjkmhstimpk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-images/1787182493581-8ga9pi.png)](/blog/how-to-run-a-funding-concentration-stress-test) August 20, 2026Philanthropy, Strategy, Leadership, Consulting, Sector Insights ## [How to Run a Funding Concentration Stress Test](/blog/how-to-run-a-funding-concentration-stress-test) A two-hour exercise for leadership teams: list your real revenue sources, score them for political exposure, and find out what happens when one disappears. 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[Read more](/blog/the-social-profit-sector-is-making-decisions-based-on-lies) - [![Why We're Backing the 2026 AI Equity Project](https://vonqfnmlbhjkmhstimpk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-images/1776906107025-3gd6dw.png)](/blog/why-were-backing-the-2026-ai-equity-project) April 23, 2026AI, Equity, Sector Insights, Digital Transformation ## [Why We're Backing the 2026 AI Equity Project](/blog/why-were-backing-the-2026-ai-equity-project) We signed on as a sponsor of the 2026 AI Equity Project because the questions it asks are the ones we keep coming back to in our own work. Who decides how AI shows up in nonprofit work? Who is accountable when it causes harm? This year's project does not stop at questions, it puts practical tools in people's hands. [Read more](/blog/why-were-backing-the-2026-ai-equity-project) - [![This Video Made Parents Cry. 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[Read more](/blog/this-video-made-parents-cry-the-research-says-thats-not-enough-889e36) - [![Why I'm (Still) Disrupting Myself (Part 2)](https://vonqfnmlbhjkmhstimpk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/pdf-carousels/article-thumbnails/1776789130171-Screenshot-2026-04-21-at-12.31.58-PM.png)](/blog/why-im-still-disrupting-myself-part-two) January 30, 2026AI, Strategy, Consulting, Sector Insights ## [Why I'm (Still) Disrupting Myself (Part 2)](/blog/why-im-still-disrupting-myself-part-two) What AI is really changing in boutique consulting, and what it isn't. A reflection on thirty years of consulting work across 35 countries, and whether boutique firms are better positioned than they think. 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Their Grantees Are On Their Own.](https://vonqfnmlbhjkmhstimpk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/pdf-carousels/article-thumbnails/1764903895854-Screenshot-2025-12-04-at-10.02.32-PM.png)](/blog/foundations-love-ai-their-grantees-are-on-their-own-c102c8) December 3, 2025AI, Digital Transformation, Sector Insights, Philanthropy, Equity, Advocacy ## [Foundations Love AI. Their Grantees Are On Their Own.](/blog/foundations-love-ai-their-grantees-are-on-their-own-c102c8) AI is already inside philanthropy. It just hasn’t reached the places where power and money decisions get made. 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[Read more](/blog/finding-our-way-back-a-gratitude-practice-for-divided-times) - [![Why I'm Disrupting Myself](https://vonqfnmlbhjkmhstimpk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-images/1776796978441-glal6j.png)](/blog/why-im-disrupting-myself) November 13, 2025Consulting, AI, Strategy ## [Why I'm Disrupting Myself](/blog/why-im-disrupting-myself) After 30 years and 35 countries, the future of consulting depends on our ability to reimagine the past—using AI to amplify human-centered work. [Read more](/blog/why-im-disrupting-myself) - [![The Future of Giving: What AI Is Reminding Us About Trust](https://vonqfnmlbhjkmhstimpk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/pdf-carousels/article-thumbnails/1762829509874-Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-9.51.30-PM.png)](/blog/the-future-of-giving-what-ai-is-reminding-us-about-trust-0166e3) November 11, 2025AI, Leadership, Digital Transformation, Sector Insights, Philanthropy ## [The Future of Giving: What AI Is Reminding Us About Trust](/blog/the-future-of-giving-what-ai-is-reminding-us-about-trust-0166e3) New donor perception data shows that the social sector’s most significant innovation challenge isn’t technological—it’s human. In just one year, AI has moved from a sector curiosity to a defining issue for nonprofits and foundations. [Read more](/blog/the-future-of-giving-what-ai-is-reminding-us-about-trust-0166e3) - [![The Confidence Collapse in Global Philanthropy](https://vonqfnmlbhjkmhstimpk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-images/1776797032622-4bxlrg.png)](/blog/the-confidence-collapse-in-global-philanthropy) November 4, 2025Philanthropy, Leadership, Sector Insights, Trust ## [The Confidence Collapse in Global Philanthropy](/blog/the-confidence-collapse-in-global-philanthropy) When one of the world's largest foundations decides the U.S. has become too unpredictable to fund, it's not just philanthropy—it's a flight from uncertainty. [Read more](/blog/the-confidence-collapse-in-global-philanthropy) - [![AI Change Fatigue: Your Staff Are Tired Before You Even Start](https://vonqfnmlbhjkmhstimpk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/pdf-carousels/article-thumbnails/1761933101879-Screenshot-2025-10-31-at-1.48.46-PM.png)](/blog/ai-change-fatigue-your-staff-are-tired-before-you-even-start-5cc199) October 31, 2025AI, Leadership, Digital Transformation, Sector Insights ## [AI Change Fatigue: Your Staff Are Tired Before You Even Start](/blog/ai-change-fatigue-your-staff-are-tired-before-you-even-start-5cc199) Nonprofit teams are tired. Not from AI itself, but from the idea of change. The problem isn’t resistance. It’s exhaustion. [Read more](/blog/ai-change-fatigue-your-staff-are-tired-before-you-even-start-5cc199) - [![Digital Distance: An Essential AI Skill](https://vonqfnmlbhjkmhstimpk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/pdf-carousels/article-thumbnails/1761658723228-Screenshot-2025-10-28-at-9.38.07-AM.png)](/blog/digital-distance-an-essential-ai-skill-a753ac) October 28, 2025AI, Digital Transformation, Leadership, Strategy ## [Digital Distance: An Essential AI Skill](/blog/digital-distance-an-essential-ai-skill-a753ac) Walk into almost any nonprofit staff meeting right now, and you’ll hear the same mix of curiosity and anxiety. But we rarely hear the most important question: Is AI bringing us closer to our mission—or quietly pushing us away? 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