Nonprofit Infrastructure

The nonprofit sector and its philanthropic supporters still too often overlook the most effective pathway to scaling solutions.

Standard foundation funding is either project-specific or, at best, given as annual operational grants. By contrast, a lump-sum, multiyear investment allows nonprofits to plan and build.

Leaders of the Sewall Foundation share how a multiyear grants budget has had a positive impact for both grantee partners and staff.

Karen S. Cochran, CFRE, is the Founder of Philanthropy Innovators and creator of The MOST Philanthropy Model. Major gifts are the lifeblood of any fundraising operation—90% of all donations come from just 10% of donors. Yet, too many nonprofits struggle to establish and maintain a solid major gifts …

In moments of chaos, it’s natural for nonprofits to feel uncertain—unsure of what’s next and how to move forward. But uncertainty can also be a powerful catalyst for connection and action. During the COVID-19 pandemic, The Healthy Food Community of Practice doubled down on its efforts to bring…

Growth can be a long and resource-intensive journey, but the social sector’s interconnectedness means that an aligned partner has probably already built what you need (or vice versa).

First-of-its-kind, national study to expores nonprofits’ adoption and use of Community-Centric Fundraising. 

As philanthropy rallies to the defense of the nonprofit sector, how money is spent is as important as how much.