This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Editors’ Note: Nicole P. Marwell and Jennifer E. Mosley discuss their new book, Mismeasuring Impact: How Randomized Controlled Trials Threaten the Nonprofit Sector (Stanford University Press, 2025). Recent scholarship has offered varying interpretations of what the appropriate function of…
The U.S. Treasury Department joined GEF-9 talks amid the government shutdown, signaling a focus on biodiversity over climate funding.
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The survey can illuminate the impact of policy changes on the nonprofit sector, including disruptions to government funding this year.
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new HSBC report launched in collaboration with Know Your Value called “The Giving Shift: Global Living, Local Giving,” shows a powerful transformation in how women across the U.S. are building wealth and giving back.
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How should funders evaluate AI projects? An AI nonprofit leader shares advice for funders — including that they don’t need to be AI experts.
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Corporate Volunteering Platform Market Size, Future Growth and Forecast 2033 London, UK – October 2025 | Strategic Revenue Insights Inc. The Corporate Volunteering Platform Market is experiencing robust growth as organizations worldwide increasingly recognize the strategic importance of corporate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Localisation. Shift the Power. Locally Led Development. These phrases dominate aid sector debates and demand one simple change: for resources and decision-making to be brought closer to those they’re meant to serve.
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy (CLIP) is a mindset that transforms lean funders from grantmakers into changemakers. Its key skills—listening deeply, building strong relationships, and understanding the landscape—help funders stay grounded in their communities and use every asset at their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across the country, nonprofits, advocacy groups, and philanthropic institutions are being forced into survival mode. Executive orders threaten public funding, communities face mounting attacks, and nonprofit organizations operate in crisis mode. In the scramble for survival, many organizations are overlooking an issue that undermines their impact: siloed communications. While external threats mount, fragmented messaging and disconnected teams weaken the ability to demonstrate value, rally supporters, and defend missions. The sector may not be able to control every crisis coming its way, but it can confront the internal barriers that keep it from strengthening its reach. An upcoming paper from TCC Group explores integrated communications, where storytelling and strategy aren’t separate departments but embedded approaches across every program, team, and interaction. By building communications into their very infrastructure, organizations can create much-needed cohesion to amplify their mission. Through interviews (conducted in 2024) with 10 communications leaders across nonprofits and philanthropic institutions, we uncovered practical strategies to move communications from the margins to the core of organizational operations. What Makes Communications “Integrated”? In traditional communications approaches, communications is factored in late in the process and is often limited to promoting programs once they are already developed. In those models, communications is typically separated from program teams and viewed as a support function focused on external visibility, often measured by press coverage, social media activity, or event promotion. By comparison, integrated communications positions communications professionals as thought partners and collaborators with program teams, shaping strategies and decisions from the start. Audiences are not treated as generic, but as diverse communities whose perspectives guide both program design and communications. Success is not defined simply by visibility, but by communications’ direct contribution to mission outcomes, stronger community engagement, and long-term systems change. In an integrated model, communications is a core element of strategy and design….
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While nonprofits and foundations are widely using AI, leaders broadly report sharing a similar set of concerns about the technology.
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Adopting AI for nonprofits doesn’t mean losing empathy; it means enhancing impact with smarter tools.
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Champlin Foundation’s Nina Stack talks with CEP’s Emily Radwin about how the Foundation modernized with grantee feedback in mind.