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Busting the Overhead Myth

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

How can nonprofits convince stakeholders to invest in capacity building? Capacity building is whatever is needed to bring a nonprofit to the next level of operational, programmatic, financial, or organizational maturity, so it may more effectively and efficiently advance its mission into the future. What is the Overhead Myth?

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Nonprofit Leadership Center Welcomes Two New Members to Board of Directors

NonProfit Leadership Center

The Nonprofit Leadership Center is pleased to welcome two new members to its talented and dedicated board of directors : Stacy Baier, Ph.D., Stacy has nearly 30 years of experience in foundation development and capacity building, grantmaking, programmatic design and nonprofit management. and Nathan Penha, CRPS®, AAMS®.

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How to Eliminate the Myth of Meritocracy and Build the World We Deserve

NonProfit Quarterly

A Brief History of US Welfare Welfare was first established in the United States by Illinois reformers in the early 1900s as a cash payment program for poor (almost exclusively White) widows who could not raise their children without help once their husbands died. But also included was what became known as welfare.

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Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation: As “Plan B” Emerges, What’s at Stake?

NonProfit Quarterly

Since then, the Biden administration has taken incremental steps to reduce debt. A new Biden administration proposal could change that. This provision forgives debt accrued by students who enrolled in universities, many of which were for-profit, that failed to provide an adequate education. As of January 2024, 3.7

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Legislative Tracker for Tennessee Nonprofits - Education

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Monitor Legislation that Impacts Your Nonprofit and the Communities you serve Nonprofits must be legislative watchdogs for three key reasons: Impact awareness: New laws affect funding, operations, and beneficiary eligibility. Nonprofits bring unique perspectives to lawmakers. Staying informed prevents blindsided disruptions.

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Child Care Is a National Emergency

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Parents in the United States work two jobs: powering our economy through paid labor and building our country’s future by raising children. million women across the country left the workforce, largely to support their children—a full million more women than men.

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Courageous Leadership: The Formula and Characteristics

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Nonprofit leaders must be courageous because of the work they do. The “4-C” Formula to Developing Courageous Leaders In the modern world, people are experiencing a degree of connectedness that wasn’t a reality even 30 years ago. Cautious leaders often see their followers as children who can’t handle hard truths.