This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In one of the worst hurricane seasons in decades, three storms in the space of four weeks took lives, flooded entire neighborhoods, and damaged houses and critical infrastructure in Texas,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Executive compensation remains one of the most highly scrutinized activities in the nonprofit sector, yet is often described by only one data figure, the dollar amount on compensation, and not…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As most nonprofit founders and CEOs are executing strategic plans to keep their teams safe, it is also important to simultaneously develop plans to keep our organisations alive, so that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy possesses a checkered history. It is simultaneously responsible for developing some of our country’s greatest public resources while also leaving marginalized communities in the dark. At its worst, philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since 2011, Food Rescue U.S. has been working to tackle two crises in America: hunger and food waste. It aims to distribute the 40 billion meals estimated to be wasted each year…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nonprofits function best when all of the departments are working seamlessly with one another to achieve the organization’s goals. Unfortunately, any organization, no matter its size, has to deal with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the months roll by, the pandemic continues to hit Indigenous nations hard. But this phenomenon is not new. Epidemics have been part of colonialism since settlers arrived. Health inequities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One thing we have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic is that more is more: Individuals with vacation homes and plenty of toilet paper usually fare better than those without, but…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When COVID-19 swept across the globe in early 2020, it sent small businesses into a tailspin. Seemingly overnight, doors closed, orders dried up, and customers disappeared. According to an economic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the conflict-affected countries where the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works, connectivity and access can be difficult. When COVID-19 hit earlier this year, ICRC worked quickly to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Social justice movements have long recognized the power of language. The idea of language justice — “the right everyone has to communicate in the language in which we feel most comfortable” —…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last year, when Governor Gavin Newsom appointed me California’s first senior advisor on social innovation to lead public-private partnerships, he already knew it was a moment for collaboration like never…