This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Organizations that pursue social and environmental goals—alongside financial ones—are called “social businesses,” and there are many examples: Revolution Foods provides healthy school meals in the United States, Envie is a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I am a biracial woman and second-generation immigrant. Like many people of color who are drawn to the nonprofit sector, I was inspired by the idea of helping to solve…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s the deal – we are moving into the most inequitable, complex decade the world has faced in nearly 100 years. That complexity is philanthropy’s context and the inequities are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A key to growing a successful nonprofit organization is prioritizing the company’s expansion into new markets. Finding different markets keeps a fresh influx of potential customers coming in, as well as potentially…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the past few weeks, and frankly, for the past few years, I have been sitting with variations of the question, are we better off divided? Our heightened partisanship, polarization, and political violence in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I would love to take credit for Blue Shield of California Foundation’s (BSCF) COVID-19 and Racial Equity grants, but I have to acknowledge the great work of our Program Managers,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Early on a Saturday in rural Maryland, about 200 high school and college students, largely from urban Baltimore and Washington, D.C., gathered to learn about careers in agriculture. Many have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The difference between creativity and innovation is execution. While creativity is generating valuable and novel ideas, innovation is about successfully implementing those ideas, turning concepts into fully workable solutions. But while innovation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nonprofit sector collectively describes the institutions and organizations in American society that are neither government nor business. A nonprofit is an organization that exists to benefit the public and isn’t in the business of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Great board meetings are achievable. Following a few legal requirements plus tried-and-true strategies can create an environment and a process for efficient, enjoyable foundation board meetings. Legal requirements For incorporated…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recent survey by the Nonprofit Finance Fund found that 60 percent of nonprofits experienced conditions in 2020 that threatened their long-term financial stability. As a result, most nonprofits had to reimagine…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Hurricanes Katrina and Rita swept through Louisiana in 2005, cities like Houston, Dallas, and Baton Rouge took in hundreds of thousands of displaced residents—many of whom eventually stayed in…