This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Leadership brings with it the responsibility of directing operations and managing risks. Even in bad conditions, leaders must have the presence and charisma to inspire others to do their best.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Activism” officially peaked as a buzzword this year, for good reason. But did you know that millennial men are 15 percent more likely to call themselves activists than millennial women…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What does your volunteer engagement program look like right now? No matter what is happening around us, the key elements of a strong program are the same. Yet how you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As part of the foundation’s COVID-19 response in the U.S., we committed to deploying capital through flexible funding models suited to the needs of each of our partner organizations. Crisis response calls…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nonprofit organizations have held virtual meetings and fundraising events for years, often to great success. Some include strategy sessions with decision-makers from across the world; some are public events that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In his January 2019 Stanford Social Innovation Review article, “To Impact Millions, the Social Sector Needs to Scale Scaling Up,” consultant Greg Coussa writes: “The ‘scale sector’—the practices, people, and policies that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Chronic underfunding of India’s nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) acts as a brake on their ability to grow programs to reach more communities and individuals in need. New research from The Bridgespan…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic lockdown of 2020 and 2021 presented (and continues to present) multiple sources of stress and associated symptoms in the U.S. population, leading the American Psychological Association to declare…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. About this time last year, Americans for the Arts staff put our heads together to create a “Trends in 2020” blog post. We didn’t anticipate an economy-grinding pandemic, which has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world’s business environment has changed and grown over the last year, and challenges have arisen that companies need to meet if they are to remain successful. Nonprofits have faced…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Against the backdrop of the WE Charity scandal — and revelations of political nepotism and charitable shell corporations — Canadian philanthropic foundations have quietly distributed more than $100 million in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What happens in an organization’s initial board meeting? For some boards, the initial board meeting is the first official opportunity to meet fellow board members; for other boards, members may…