This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropic organizations can improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in their ranks and in their work by following these three guidelines. • What is the state of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The other day I told a new coaching client something that I often say to the nonprofit leaders I work with: “Don’t worry, what you are experiencing is very normal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Serving on a nonprofit board can be a rewarding experience, but is also time-intensive and demanding. Review these key questions before joining a board to ensure that board service is right…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Evaluations would perhaps be the last thing on the agenda of a government in firefighting mode. India’s gross domestic product (GDP) at constant prices has contracted by 23.9 percent in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sometimes people use “nonprofit sustainability” to mean nonprofits moving away from private philanthropy and becoming self-sufficient through earned income sources (the sale of goods or services). I don’t believe that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 1. Nonprofits Must Fundraise or Perish Fundraising must happen, and it must happen effectively in order for a nonprofit to survive and thrive. So funders (and board members) do not have the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like any other business, nonprofit organizations spend a lot of time thinking about how to differentiate themselves in a crowded marketplace. How are they helping feed the homeless or heal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We should all be encouraged by the financial commitments that political leaders and multinational companies are making with increasing frequency to address the world’s ocean plastic crisis. But these hundreds…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Now, don’t get me wrong. These amazing, tireless, passionate nonprofit leaders were not born small thinkers. Rather, over time they have been beaten down by the headwinds of meddlesome board members, clueless…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sandrina Burkhardt, writing for Medium, discusses her experience working in nonprofit management and shares the challenges she observed while working in the charity space. • Burkhardt cites competition…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This case study shares an example of how a nonprofit organization with multiple program areas approached developing its intended impact and theory of change. Nonprofits with distinct program areas or…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Funders for years have been aware of the “starvation cycle” that leaves grantees scrambling to cover all of their indirect costs. Mounting evidence of the harm done by underfunding these…