Tis the Season!
Whether you’re marking the 12 days of Christmas, the eight nights of Hanukkah, the seven days of Kwanzaa, or simply counting down to the New Year, this season invites both reflection and celebration.
Here at The Intelligent Edge, we thought we would join in the holiday spirit by using this final post of 2025 to revisit and re-share the posts that sparked the most interest with our readers this year.
So, with no further preamble, here are the Top Intelligent Edge posts of 2025:
- Kicking off our list is Heather Hoke’s deep dive into Philanthropic Private Equity, a concept that was brand‑new to many in our community.
- With due diligence becoming ever more essential in our field, it’s no surprise that Due Diligence in Prospect Intelligence: The Why and the How by Grace Chandonnet earned a top spot.
- Pushing us to look beyond the familiar, Melissa Bank Stepno introduced us to one of the newest fundraising reports in our field in Beyond Giving USA: Highlighting the DAF Fundraising Report.
- Chelsea Morin’s Demystifying the Forbes 400 and the Bloomberg Billionaires Index made sense of two of the most‑referenced (and often misunderstood) resources in our work.
- And, rounding out the list, Michele Borucki turned a notoriously dense document into a treasure hunt in Form 990s: Complex (Boring) Tax Form or Treasure Map?
With that, we wish you a festive season. We’ll be back with fresh new content in early 2026!
