NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 8, 2025

Center the people being helped: For example, instead of saying, “I don’t know what we’d do without our volunteers,” say, “I don’t know what our students would do without our volunteers” or “I don’t know how our homebound seniors would manage without our volunteers.” But organizational culture starts at the top.

Volunteerism

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Image credit: Getty Images on iStock The democratization of social care realigns the roles of state and civil society within a larger framework of social and political transformation. The work of SABSA demonstrates the capacity of nurse practitioners to manage patients with these conditions.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 1, 2025

This is our month-long narrative celebration of the unquenchable nonprofit and civil society voices fighting for our democracy—and our future. That is how civilizations heal. Toni Morrison NPQ’s mission is to advance both conversation and practice in civil society. We volunteer. We speak up and show out.

Civil Society

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 29, 2025

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Homelessness

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 11, 2025

We see signals of such a redefinition in the One Health paradigm in management of zoonotic disease, which recognizes that the interconnections between human, animal, and environmental health, viewing each as part of a larger whole.

Agriculture

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Everyone needs to make continued investments in strengthening the capacity of individuals and civil society alike to ensure they have the digital skills, knowledge and resilience to understand and fight disinformation. Fact-checking is not enough.

Associations

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 6, 2025

I have been a managing director, a board member, a board president, a consultant to nonprofits, and taught college courses on nonprofit management and policy at several Chicago universities. The statement speaks to a learned helplessness, meekly concluding: Our democracy depends on a strong, vibrant and independent civil society.

Public and Social Policy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2025

For example, there are more than 4,000 giving circles globally that give more than $3 billion per year and many of them use the same online platforms to manage their work. As such, they should become a subject of greater interest to movements, associations, foundations, governments, and other stakeholders in civil society.

Nonprofit governance and management

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

By Shaista Keating and Chloe Mankin The rapid evolution and widespread adoption of artificial intelligence technologies (AI) offer both opportunities and challenges to civil society, particularly concerning responsible and ethical usage. Chloe Mankin is program management specialist at TechSoup.

Civil Society

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 7, 2025

In April, the New York City Council proposed legislation to speed up payments, require agency reporting, and restore funding to a contract management office. Steps Toward Reform While these problems persist, mounting pressure from nonprofits and their advocates has prompted efforts to change the broken system.

Nonprofit governance and management

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

nafda Schools Connecting to Civil Society Organizations Each nafda school was allocated a small block grant based on its size. We managed to walk safely on this tightrope as the movement grew from 20 to 55 schools. The school had full agency to use this grant to fund its 100-day catalytic project.

Education

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 1, 2025

I conducted a study in 2023 with Chengxin Xu and Huafang Li , two other scholars of nonprofit management, to better understand whether these costs influence how donors pick charities. I’m a public and international affairs professor who researches nonprofits and philanthropy.

Public and Nonprofit Management

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 17, 2025

We do not exist to generate revenue or to manage assets; we exist to stand up for our stated values and to support individuals and organizations that can help meet our missions. To build a strong coalition to defend civil society we need to bridge across differences and find where we have alignment.

Collaborations

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

The unprecedented move, whose legality has already been challenged, could affect trillions of dollars in federal aid to thousands of programs, and threatens to have a catastrophic impact on the US nonprofit sectorand civil society at largeif the funds are successfully halted. That State funding?

Civil Society

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

Those clinics, some of which are still operating, were voluntary, had elements of democratic management that included both service providers and the folks that they were serving, and got medical care for folks who did not have it, and did not rely on the state. It was a form of mutual aid outside of the state.

Governance

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 10, 2025

Some of these small-budget organizations do pay people modest amounts: Soccer leagues pay referees for Saturday games, historical preservation societies pay gardeners, and parent-teacher associations (PTAs) pay after-school art teachers. But while these organizations sometimes pay people to perform tasks, they don’t pay people to manage.

Civil Society

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 1, 2025

Grassroots nonprofits, which often cant afford to pay seasoned professionals, rely on AmeriCorps members to manage new projects or initiatives. By acting in solidarity, we can work to both defend nonprofits and support the next generation of civil society leadership. What Can We Do? Honestly, its hard to know what can be done.

Civil Society

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 20, 2025

Many trans people are even learning how to manage HRT independently. Transgender activist and journalist Erin Reed has recommended that trans people consider reducing dosages or stockpiling medications.

Healthcare

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

In January 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) suspended federal funding for foreign aid; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives; and environmental programs under Trumps anti-DEI executive order.

Nonprofit governance and management

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 23, 2025

The answers might be things like “because people at the management level don’t realize how big this problem or opportunity is,” or “because we have allocated our budget towards other things,” or “because it doesn’t fit our current KPI structure.” For example, Why do you think this problem isn’t a priority for the management team?

Participation and motivation

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 8, 2025

As was noted in NPQ back in 2018, FCPRs approach on power, community organization, civil society, and racial equity sets it apart from the more established philanthropic approach focusing on strengthening large, established institutions. REBIA emerged out of this institutional commitment to racial equity.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2025

He recommends using the blue-sky phase of the disaster management cyclethe calm period before a disaster strikesto think about and plan how your organization can best serve its community during a crisis. Know when you need to get out and let survivors know. And pick the disaster lane. Communicate with stakeholders: Be transparent.

Public and Nonprofit Management

Candid

DECEMBER 17, 2024

democratic institutions tie voting systems and political power to fixed districts, managing highly mobile populations with rapidly shifting needs is challenging. democratic systemsvoting precincts, legislative and judicial districts, and other expressions of federal and regional powerare organized geographically.

Civil Society

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 24, 2025

Image Credit: Photo by Wesley Tingey on Unsplash On April 8, the Supreme Court issued a 7-2 decision in Office of Personnel Management v. The layoffs were coordinated by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under instructions from Elon Musks Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). It just shifts who can bring them, William K.

Nonprofit governance and management

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 22, 2025

Despite insurmountable odds, KCF succeeded, and in the months that followed their victory, organizers across the country puzzled over how they managed to pull it off. Designed by Arsenal , developed by Hop Studios Manage Cookie Preferences

Public and Social Policy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

By Sheringham Odhiambo , Madeleine Ballard , Ben Pyne & Kathryn Harrison Ten years ago, I (Sheringham) was going door-to-door, providing routine health checks, administering vaccinations, and managing cases of HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and other debilitating diseases for residents of Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya.

Health

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

It does speak to this idea that if youre prepared for this, you probably are a little bit better equipped to manage this moment, says Gibbons. Gibbons own observation is that nonprofits preparing for political lash-back against progressive organizations and values ahead of the 2024 election have fared better since Trump took office.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

And the freeze that the Memo orderedarbitrarily and capriciously, without statutory authority, and in violation of the First Amendmentremains at least partially in effect.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 25, 2025

Not only is this where the largest share of undocumented immigrants in the United States come from, but its where millions of migrants from Latin Americaand beyondcould end up stuck, if Trump manages to further seal the border. There simply are not many domestic sources of funding for Mexican civil society groups.

Civil Society

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 21, 2025

Trump followed up with a memo from the Office of Management and Budget that ordered a temporary halt to all federal financial assistance related to nongovernmental organizations, among other institutions and initiatives.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 25, 2025

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Nonprofit Administration and Development

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 17, 2025

Diane Yentel, CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits (NCN) calls these efforts a coordinated assault on civil society and democracy. The fear is justified: Just weeks after the inauguration in January, the administration issued an executive order freezing federal funding for nonprofits.

Nonprofit Administration and Development

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 24, 2025

For more than 50 years, our program at Drexel University in Philadelphia has helped train thousands of students for careers in arts management, fundraising, community engagement, and cultural planning. For instance, I help run one of the leading university-based arts administration departments in the country.

Foundations

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 25, 2025

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Nonprofit Administration and Development

Candid

MAY 8, 2025

Across rural America, civil society and the public and private sectors are coming together to actively engage local leaders in planning, delivery, and refining efforts to drive lasting positive change. To address these challenges, its key to consider local complexities. Thats where community-led impact comes in. positive change.

Civil Society

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Maybe you relied on your database manager, digital fundraising specialist, or volunteer coordinator. Let’s get specific: 3 more strategies + 6 new tips to boost generosity In the past, you may have considered some of these strategies someone else’s job. You can no longer ignore or “back burner” them. Why is this important?

Civil Society

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 5, 2025

CBP One was designed by the Joe Biden administration as a way for migrants to enter the country legally at a time when irregular entries were overwhelming customs officials at the border, and the government was facing harsh criticism for its inability to manage entry. Launched in October 2020 as a U.S.

Nonprofit Administration and Development