Nonprofit Infrastructure

While mentorship and sponsorship are pathways for career growth, their real value goes deeper than traditional advice or support. With structure, an eye for opportunities and the right nudge and…

In philanthropy, it’s often an unquestioned expectation that funders will ask grantees to assess the progress of their own work and to apply what they learn to improve. At Barr,…

While change is inevitable in most pursuits, managing it well in the practice of family philanthropy can be particularly complicated as so much of philanthropy is deeply personal. National Forum…

“Systems change” has become a ubiquitous topic of interest for anyone serious about addressing our multiple social-environmental-economic-governance crises. Yet for all its ubiquity, the term tends to be applied very…

The unrestricted funding that LISC provides to our community partners is undeniably crucial for advancing their missions. But investing time and resources in organizational capacity building for equity is equally…

In early November, The Chronicle of Philanthropy published The New Generation of Foundation Leaders is Younger and More Diverse, noting, “Philanthropy is undergoing what some are calling a sea change…

The U.S. House passed legislation targeting nonprofits on Thursday that would give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism, alarming civil…

This year marks 25 years of the Skoll Foundation investing in, connecting, and championing social entrepreneurs and innovators who have generated solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges…

Daffy.org, a fintech platform geared towards charitable giving, has unveiled a new program allowing employees to donate private stock to charitable causes. In what the tech firm describes as a…

Your nonprofit’s mission may be the first thing to catch a donor’s eye, but it’s the experience you offer that not only converts them into a donor but keeps them…

Over the last generation, development has been in a knock-down, drag-out fight to defend building and even maintaining sustainable development programs focused on everyday donors. Generations before built communities of…

“As I reflect on the lessons from New Seneca Village, one of the things that really stands out to me is that my body…is home. My body tells me when I’m…