Dallas-based nonprofit Youth180 has launched a board game drive aimed at supporting emotional wellness among families affected by mental health challenges and substance use disorders. The initiative, which runs through Dec. 15, encourages the donation of board games to foster family connection and reduce stress during the holidays.

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Bloodworks Northwest has partnered with Portland, Ore., nonprofits Free Guitars 4 Kids and Music's in Our Blood to provide free guitars to children in the My Voice Music program. The initiative, celebrated with a fundraiser, saw 36 instruments, including electric, acoustic and bass guitars, distributed to children through a raffle.

If you want your team to understand your company's purpose and how they fit into it, then use your daily actions -- on purpose -- to reinforce it in meetings, hiring practices and communication by highlighting how their jobs make an impact, writes university professor Benjamin Laker, who notes that consistency is key. "Employees notice what leaders celebrate and what they overlook. When they see alignment between words and behavior, they respond with commitment. When they see contradiction, they respond with cynicism," Laker writes.

Retention is becoming less of a leadership challenge as employees "job hug" amid economic uncertainty, but this presents an opportunity for leaders to focus on regeneration, writes leadership expert Julie Winkle Giulioni. This includes engaging in development conversations and encouraging safe experiments to keep employees engaged and thriving. "Investing in their growth sends a powerful signal of support while also allowing employees to take constructive action to prepare for an uncertain future," Winkle Giulioni writes.

Major gift programs often face internal obstacles rather than donor-related issues, with one of the biggest challenges being leadership's lack of understanding of the nature of major gifts, writes Jeff Schreifels, the principal owner of Veritus Group. Other common issues include negative self-talk among fundraisers, lack of program structure, absence of a midlevel program, unqualified donors in portfolios, improper key performance indicators and internal departmental conflicts.