This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How to decolonize your mind… your curriculum… your bookshelf. We’ve all seen these articles make their rounds. In the midst of this summer’s protests against racism and police brutality, one…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nonprofits continued to be under enormous stress in 2021 as the pandemic continued and national and global crises — from attacks on democracy to climate change — only deepened. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Plenty of scholarly and research-driven articles have proposed how to develop rigorous systems and processes for effective board governance. However, these systems and processes must rest on a strong foundation of a healthy, productive board culture.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The events of 2020 reinforce how desperately a paradigm shift is needed in philanthropy if it hopes to create more durable solutions to the world’s most complex challenges. The COVID-19…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When I laid off five of my seven team members in February, I had no idea a global pandemic was about to hit. There is no pleasure in laying off…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s a common conundrum: A nonprofit rolls out what it believes will be an impactful program, only to run into cultural traditions and taboos that result in constituents resisting an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The year 2022 will be marked as the recovery year after the pandemic. It is expected that during this year, the innovative startups and social enterprises that were established during…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Is the social sector effective? It’s a simple question with a convoluted answer — and that’s a big problem. The industry charged with tackling major challenges like poverty has no…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At some point in a disaster recovery, victims don’t need more in-kind goods or temporary lodging. They may benefit most from just plain cash to buy something specific from a reopened…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Millennials and Gen-Z are reshaping philanthropy and ushering in a new era of giving. A report by payment app Zelle found that nearly 75% of Millennials provided financial support to family, friends…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles recently announced plans to put 50 clinics inside LA County high schools. Called Wellbeing Centers, the facilities would provide not only physical health services but also mental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s challenging to lead a team that knows you are on the outs. Earlier that day, I’d led an internal meeting at Generation Citizen, the civics education nonprofit I co-founded but…