This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In my travels around the country, and in the various nonprofit support groups I lurk in on, I hear of so many heartbreaking situations that colleagues are facing. The ED…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Community engagement is critical for disaster resilience planning and can make more sustainable change happen. • How can donors support and fund community engagement strategies for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. AB Charities, the charitable arm of the ActBlue family of organizations, is dedicated to helping nonprofits build small-dollar fundraising programs. AB Charities is a nonprofit and runs an online fundraising…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is a nationwide teacher shortage. This is as catastrophic for today’s youth as it is for society’s future success. Not all the issues teachers face can be fixed instantaneously, but…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While artistic and cultural access remain inaccessible to those who have been historically underrepresented based on race/ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, socioeconomic status, and citizenship status, this is even…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When we think of the “giving season” it is easy to imagine scenes from old holiday movies. A volunteer dressed in festive attire stands in front of a shopping mall…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alexandra Colvin, writing for Medium, offers six ways to engage employees in charitable giving year-round, by developing programs that foster consistent participation. • How can donors help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our sector, and progressives in general, has a problem with excessive intellectualization. We’ve become really good at it. There’s nothing we love more than summits, white papers, theories of change, data,…
Sometimes philanthropists — even the most well-intentioned ones — can “capture” the social movements they fund and then steer grassroots organizations and activists away from their original missions. We explore…
Vu Le knows that his opinions can upset people working in philanthropy, nonprofits and fundraising. “We perpetuate the savior complex, the othering of people, poverty tourism,” says the NonProfit AF blogger and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Comprised of three organizations — Mercy Center, the Fiver Children’s Foundation, and the Qualitas of Life Foundation —as well as Tanya Valle, a mindfulness practitioner, Familia Adelante helps low-income families access services based on goals…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past 18 months, we were grateful to see increased instances of individual volunteers engaged in their communities (especially in less formal volunteering like helping neighbors). As one example,…