This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Smart technology, which refers to AI and other digital technologies that replace human decision-makers, is on the rise. While smart technology has obvious implications in sectors like the automotive industry,…
We have been talking about the Overhead Myth and the Nonprofit Starvation Cycle for many years, but there has been only modest progress on donor demands that result in underinvestment…
I have been thinking a lot lately about how our clients are connecting with the public to build community for the social issues and movements they represent. It all started…
People working in the philanthropic sector are familiar with the problems of monitoring and evaluation in our field. Funders want to ensure that their investments have an “impact,” so they…
The art of storytelling is a powerful relationship-building tool. For a funder, it’s a means to communicate the success of its programs and cultivate a reputation for what it stands…
Overall, inflation is going to be a serious problem in our sector this year and probably for several years to come. Unfortunately, during times of increased economic challenges, many funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nonprofits are demonstrating extraordinary resilience and flexibility amid a confluence of economic, public health, and humanitarian crises unfolding around the world. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve been…
Metrics matter, but they should always be plural. Focus on the speedometer, ignore the gas gauge, and you’re sure to stop short of your destination. But while the plague of…
Vision-setting as an organizational practice sometimes gets a bad rap, perhaps because too often, it’s done badly. As an advocate for long-term strategic visioning, I would argue that those who…
This is the second installment in a series for NPQ based on excerpts from Shawn Ginwright’s new book, The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves. Read the first feature, “Healing-Centered Leadership: A Path to…
The Health of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector: Quarterly Review – released today by Independent Sector – found the health of the nonprofit sector appeared to be holding steady or very slowly improving…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the nation grapples with “the great resignation” across a range of job industries since the start of the pandemic, employment challenges extend to the nonprofit sector as well. Nonprofits…