The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

Create a culture where your staff feels proud of their work. Prioritizing Workplace Culture and Inclusion A strong, supportive workplace culture isnt just a nice to have, its essential. Encourage team-building activities that foster understanding and collaboration.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Culture Recruitment Insurance 98

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2025

Send out mission and vision statements for review, as well as culture statements and core values. Organize all activities outside of the retreat: hotel reservations, transportation, off-site dinners, entertainment activities. Conduct interviews with select board and staff members. Select a top-notch facilitator.

Collaborations 115

Collaborations Energy Activism Culture 115

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Ubuntu as Art Nearly two years later, on Earth Day 2024, our Cultural Arts Circle excitedly announced 40 winners for the Ubuntu Climate Initiatives inaugural Climate Arts and Storytelling Showcase. My mom and dad were both active in the community. We are taking the time to listen and see our truths reflected in the mirror.

Culture 127

Culture Collaborations Values Construction 127

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 18, 2025

Regular updates through newsletters, social media, and community meetings create a culture of transparency, ensuring supporters feel included and engaged. Assign a team member to oversee social media activity, moderate comments, and ensure that your digital presence aligns with your values.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Ethics Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Leadership 130

NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Implementing endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools can help identify and isolate malicious activities before they escalate. By fostering a culture of awareness and preparedness, you can safeguard your organization against the growing threats in today’s digital world.

Nonprofits 147

Nonprofits Ethics Management Nonprofit Leadership 147

Nonprofit Fixer

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Meger activities took place. Mergers often go wrong if one organization feels that there is a cultural mismatch that cannot be overcome or one of the organizations has such serious problems, financial or reputational, that the other organization does not have the resources or bandwidth to manage them. We conducted due diligence.

Nonprofit Organizations 111

Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Non-Profits Nonprofits 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 24, 2025

Some of the reasons might be deeply embedded in our sectors culture, from a tendency to lionize founders and treat individual visions as sacrosanct to our collective fascination with unicorn stories, the rare organizations that achieve massive scale independently.

Social Enterprise 112

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofits Culture 112

NonProfit PRO

JULY 3, 2025

When a nonprofit has a unique brand identity, it has better brand awareness, a proud and motivated workforce, active board members and engaged donors.

Nonprofit governance and management 253

Nonprofit governance and management Retail Public and Nonprofit Management Leadership 253

Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Remember, you’re not just seeking funds—you’re inviting donors to join a movement, to become active participants in creating meaningful impact. I organized workshops to cultivate an internal culture of abundance and shared purpose, which was then reflected in our external outreach efforts.

Social Enterprise 105

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Participation and motivation Children 105

Candid

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

For example, cultural relevancea nonprofits ability to align with timely social issues and reflect the values of its audienceplayed a much bigger role in motivating younger people to give. For these younger generations, supporting causes that feel aligned with their identity and the current cultural climate is a key motivator for giving.

Altruism and Helping 95

Altruism and Helping Nonprofits Culture Values 95

NonProfit PRO

JULY 25, 2025

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Nonprofit Administration and Development 147

Nonprofit Administration and Development Retail Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 147

Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As a nonprofit executive director and founder working in this space for nearly two decades, I have firsthand knowledge of the cultural biases and systemic racism that often limit the success of Black-led nonprofits, especially those in the South.

Leadership 97

Leadership Culture Nonprofits Foundations 97

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Team Rubicon is widely known for its innovation and unique culture. She has spearheaded innovation in heart and stroke prevention with AHA active in more than 100 countries. It has more than 125,000 volunteers, has responded to disasters in 700-plus communities, and raised nearly $250 million. Following four years in the U.S.

Civil Society 86

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Urban development Law 86

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 22, 2025

abdiel lpez: When thinking about what needs to change to advance the just transition, we must look also at the culture and the structures that philanthropy upholds, specifically in their day-to-day programming and the way they connector notwith grantees, investees. View the full webinar here.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Culture Finance Philanthropy 119

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Boston Liberation Health itself basically exists to train other people to develop the model and then to participate in social justice activities,” says Osheroff. With CLP, she explains, the focus of therapy is to understand patients’ unique experiences in their historical and cultural context.

Health 125

Health Psychology Culture Ethics 125

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JUNE 24, 2025

We’ve hosted webinars, built training resources, and actively encourage nonprofit communicators to use AI to speed up content creation, brainstorm ideas, and reduce the mental load. You need humans who understand nuance, organizational culture, and the difference between what sounds good in theory and what actually gets results.

Communication 158

Communication Nonprofits Culture Activism 158

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 15, 2025

At Wellspring, we have seen gifted, deeply committed, and mission-oriented co-leaders become misaligned on fundamental questions of strategy or organizational culture, ultimately reaching a place where each leader feels unable to compromise. If this is not yet the case, staff and board should be actively working to create that balance.

Leadership 122

Leadership Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Construction 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 5, 2025

To Gonzalez, from the inside out means moving from individual emotional safety to cultural values and, finally, to the external environment. Thus, the Restorative Container Framework thoughtfully uses color psychology to evoke warmth, comfort, and cultural resonance for BIPOC people. It really comes from the inside out.

Health 109

Health Psychology Healthcare Culture 109

Candid

JULY 15, 2025

Over the decades, they’ve transformed this once-blighted area into an urban village of small businesses, restaurants, and cultural spaces. Through this process, we developed a vision to create a cultural hub and housing campus for refugees and other newcomers–through community ownership.

Culture 59

Culture Entrepreneurship Collaborations Governance 59

Bloomerang

JANUARY 10, 2025

You might consider: Targeted campaign: If you think people might give more if you actively promoted giving at certain levels in return for recognition, thats different than finding out for yourself that this worked after doing a campaign. Especially if it opens up that time for more high-yielding fundraising and donor retention activities.

Public and Nonprofit Management 118

Public and Nonprofit Management Activism Retention Management 118

Candid

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The losses from Helene went beyond infrastructure and financial losseslives, ecologically rich lands, and irreplaceable cultural sites. Their first two grants split $15 million between American Red Cross and Salvation Army for direct activities or subgrants across the six affected states. Its a deep wound to the fabric of our region.

Philanthropy 119

Philanthropy Disaster Relief Insurance Medical 119

Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2025

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to strengthen board engagement: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m trying to shift our board culture away from “I’ll do anything but fundraising” and toward shared responsibility. You’re not asking everyone to be a rainmaker—you’re inviting them to be active partners.

Culture 61

Culture Fundraising Fundraising Philanthropy 61

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2024

PART 2 In Part 1 we looked at results from the recent Generosity Commission Report and how it’s important for you to shift your culture to meet the current moment. This helps them connect with their own values – and personal story – in a way that activates the meaning/purpose proposition most humans seek.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 125

Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Values Retention 125

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 7, 2025

The issues at hand went beyond organizational inefficiencies and cultural miscues; rather, it was apparent that illegal actions may have occurred, along with toxic behaviors. The firms recommendations covered three main categories: Business culture; financial health; and transparency for the stakeholders.

Leadership 89

Leadership Nonprofit Leadership Culture Participation and motivation 89

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Black scientists, environmentalists, farmers, ranchers, and land stewards have inherited the additional responsibility of actively dismantling predominantly White environmental spaces; but navigating and dismantling such spaces adversely impacts our ability to do the work that we have truly envisioned for ourselves.

Leadership 136

Leadership Environmental Children Activism 136

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The nonprofit sector is already a high-pressure environment, and when boards meddle in daily operations, it creates chaos, demoralizes leadership, erodes culture, and derails mission-critical activities.

Nonprofit governance and management 104

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Leadership Nonprofits 104

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

But the South has also been a leading source for civil rights and social justice activism throughout US history. The movement building work in the South is happening in the face of deeply ingrained systemic racism, anti-Blackness, anti-immigrant sentiment, and anti-Indigeneity that have been baked into culture and laws for generations.

Collaborations 116

Collaborations Manufacturing Law Philanthropy 116

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 11, 2025

Society’s narrative hierarchy, underpinned by institutional forces—government, economy, ­ religion—and mediated through culture and digital spaces, assigns credibility in a way that often silences marginalized voices. It seeks to build a new cultural and ideological consensus representing oppressed groups’ interests and perspectives.

Public and Social Policy 99

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Culture Governance 99

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Another path leads to it being purchased by a “farm incubator” who will make it available to refugee farmers growing culturally meaningful crops and contributing to their economic mobility. Our mission and vision have remained substantively the same over time, but our activities have changed considerably.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Food Leadership Health 94

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 18, 2025

Experts often overcomplicate lectures with jargon and references that may not be culturally relevant to the people they are trying to teach. Establishing a culture of trust and safety can take time and effort. Beyond that, meetings can be varied. That said, the very strengths of peer circles are also some of their core challenges.

Values 86

Values Curriculum and Teaching Collaborations Education 86

Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2025

This culture of ongoing improvement means that services are more likely to meet community needs effectively. Strategies to create an organizational growth mindset Transforming your organizations culture requires intentional strategies and practices that reinforce growth-oriented thinking. Again, celebrate progress, not just results.

Culture 61

Culture Construction Leadership Nonprofits 61

Anedot

JUNE 30, 2025

What You Will Learn From The Program Development Series Through a blend of guided instruction, real-world nonprofit examples, and collaborative peer learning, participants will: Explore the mindset of evaluative thinking: Understand how a culture of learning and inquiry strengthens programs and teams.

Culture 52

Culture Collaborations Management Activism 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 29, 2025

Institutionality: Students almost always play an important role in recruiting and coordinating activities, but NBFPs have a choice about how much overall program design and partner relationship management is student-run, part-time supported by staff, or led by a dedicated director and faculty sponsor. Choose High-Impact Projects.

Education 110

Education Education Nonprofit governance and management Universities 110

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 12, 2025

But internally, it’s often stifled by urgency culture, bureaucracy, and fear. My ancestors envisioned freedom in bondage, cultivated joy in scarcity, and built wholesome and eclectic cultures amid erasure. We see this in many cultural traditions: Indigenous communities use circles to restore after harm has occurred and build community.

Nonprofit Leadership 110

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Culture Nonprofits 110

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The organizations culture of philanthropy (or lack thereof). If your fundraiser is doing everything within their control, and actively reaching out to build meaningful relationships with supporters, then you should reward them. The finance directors understanding of their role in helping put together compelling donor offers.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 114

Nonprofit Administration and Development Fundraising Fundraising Agriculture 114

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

Finding a therapist for herself is no small featthose who truly resonate with her experience dont accept her insurance, and those who do lack the cultural competence to see her beyond a checklist. Years of advocating for patients and battling stress and anxiety from not feeling valued or seen at her workplace has her feeling worn down.

Healthcare 79

Healthcare Health Insurance Culture 79

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 12, 2025

Currently, the model involves 30 active community-based families, 80 percent of which are led by women, and 10 external savers, totaling 40 members, focusing on building local economies that are sustainable and rooted in Indigenous knowledge. My colleague and partner Ignacio Krell and I designed the initial initiative in 2014.

Nonprofit governance and management 124

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance Poverty 124