Nonprofit Trends

Sam Caplan explores the deep concerns over how the integration of artificial intelligence in social sector work might cause us to lose our humanity…

A new chapter in digital technology is emerging that operates very differently from the previous generation of digital tech like email and social media that made life faster—but not necessarily…

The methods for holding a nonprofit accountable have not always been clear, accessible, or publicized, but that seems to be changing now.

Not only is the not-for-profit sector expected to address the disparities and fill the gaps exposed and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofit leaders are not exempt from the calls…

I wrote The Business of Nonprofit-ing at the start of the pandemic. Shoes That Fit was growing, and we had recently opened a second office, which now sat empty. Schools closed. The…

There are reasons to worry about our democracy.  We’ve been hearing about fake news, foreign interference, dark ads on Facebook, and political parties breaking electoral law. In the run up…

In the 1860s, American abolitionist Frederick Douglass noted that people invested in social change “endeavor to remove the contradiction” between “what ought to be” and “what is.” This contradiction seems…

Five tips for navigating the opportunities and risks that come with unexpected funding, from nonprofit leaders who have successfully deployed windfall support.

Right now, we are witnessing a surge in institutions and leaders co-opting language and reinventing and marketing themselves as “antiracist,” “inclusive,” or “equitable.” But many have been and will continue to engage…

If philanthropy has a role in perpetuating divides, how then can philanthropy be a catalyst for bringing people together to achieve transformative social change?

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One year ago, as protesters filled America’s streets demanding justice after George Floyd’s murder by police, corporations and major philanthropists pledged an outpouring of donations for racial equity causes. Billions…