This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. U.S.-based environmental NGOs are employing more people of color, but foundations continue to disproportionately fund more white-led organizations than those led by people of color, a report from Green 2.0 finds. Based…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In his 2007 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Al Gore warned, “The catastrophe now threatening us is unprecedented — and we often confuse the unprecedented with the improbable.” It’s hard…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Implicit bias training does not meaningfully influence the part of the brain largely responsible for implicit bias and our instinctive reactions others who we do not consider to be our in-group,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At 75, Linda Grotberg is more than ready to retire. Instead, however, the mother of 11 and grandmother of 40 manages a small grocery store in her hometown of Wimbledon,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As last year’s news headlines have made all too clear, nature is in a state of emergency. In May following the most comprehensive scientific investigation into the planet’s health, a report…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “We do not attack health care, education, charitable organizations, [and] social services,” said a representative of LockBit 2.0 (a prominent cybercrime gang) in an interview with the Russian YouTube channel OSINT earlier…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In October, Independent Sector released our second annual Health of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector. The report details the status of nonprofits’ finances, human capital, governance, and efforts to shape their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Often, excellent nonprofits are made, not found. As a donor, you have the power to build and strengthen the nonprofits most aligned with your goals. Identifying the impact you want…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The support that BoardSource provides to individual nonprofit leaders and organizations is strengthened by our broader research to identify and map trends within the nonprofit sector and to unleash the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While nearly all foundation leaders reported making changes to their grantmaking efforts in 2020, not all are necessarily planning to sustain those changes, a report from the Center for Effective…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many aspects of traditional nonprofits, such as collecting donations, raising awareness and planning campaigns, have moved online. While you might not have thought of it this way, the relatively fast…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The tech sector is hampered by unconscious biases that distort perceptions. And it’s a big problem. Tech will continue to lose top talent if we don’t make significant progress in…