This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It could be argued that SDG17 (Partnerships for the Goals) is the most important of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The complex and interdependent nature of the challenges we face in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Imagine a young mother who works at a low-wage job. With her earnings she still needs nonprofit services to support her children—a fifth-grade daughter who is having academic trouble at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Are we making enough of a difference? Are we making the right kind of difference? When those of us working to improve people’s lives — be it through nonprofits, philanthropy, schools, or government — begin our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even though only about one in 50 Americans is Jewish, U.S. Jews donate at high levels, both as individuals and as a community. Most Jews, regardless of their economic status, heed their religious and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you scan the landscape of nonprofits in America today, there is little question these organizations are bedrocks for their communities. However, while nonprofits are often recognized for their mission-based…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nonprofits have been embracing change for decades, and that transformation has accelerated in recent years in response to widespread disruption in most industries. At Worldwide ERC, we’re even seeing competition…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Entrepreneurship often thrives in cities and urban areas, as a result of access to ecosystems, networks and capital in those locations. Often overlooked are businesses and not-for-profits working on solving…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This spring, the organization I lead was busy working to fulfill our mission: serving Oregon’s Latino and other low-income communities with programs providing affordable housing, community economic development and educational…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage, so does its devastation of the nation’s arts sector. Since the first U.S. case was reported in January 2020, cancellations have taken place…
Dr. Torie Weiston-Sertan is late to the meeting because of a scheduling conflict — something that happens regularly because of the many different hats she wears. For Weiston-Sertan, 36, a full-time…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here we’ll argue that a lot of people who want to “make a difference” with their career fall into the same trap as Superman. College graduates imagine becoming doctors or teachers –…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Historically, nonprofits have gotten nearly a third of their charitable donations just during the month of December. In recent years, this flurry of giving has begun on #GivingTuesday, an online…