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22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Human and social services – 8%. International development and relief – 6%. Education and literacy – 5%. Community development – 3%. Research and public policy – 1%. Public media and communications – 0%. Social media – 25%. Print -13%.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. This can make it difficult for BIPOC-led organizations to address the needs of their communities effectively, and can also limit their ability to attract and retain talented staff and volunteers.

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Three Federal Bills That Impact Nonprofits

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Advocacy is a powerful tool in a nonprofit’s toolkit that can be used to mobilize the community, develop effective solutions, and educate those who have the authority to draft and enact legislation. The Nonprofit Sector is the proverbial boots on the ground with intentional solutions for various social issues.

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Three Federal Bills That Impact Nonprofits

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Advocacy is a powerful tool in a nonprofit’s toolkit that can be used to mobilize the community, develop effective solutions, and educate those who have the authority to draft and enact legislation. The Nonprofit Sector is the proverbial boots on the ground with intentional solutions for various social issues.

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Building Infrastructure to Support Equity: A Conversation with Dr. Akilah Watkins

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Chris Briggs on unsplash.com Dr. Akilah Watkins, who previously led the Center for Community Progress and has been a leader in the CEO Circle, a group of community development leaders of color, became president and CEO of Independent Sector in January 2023. I was ready for that challenge and opportunity.

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A Banker’s Case for Public Banking

NonProfit Quarterly

This has led me to the conclusion that if we want to close the racial wealth gap, we need to get serious about public banking. Public banking could help change these dynamics. Public banking could help change these dynamics. How did I come to adopt this position? My journey began far from the financial world.

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Economic Justice: Nonprofit Leaders Speak Out

NonProfit Quarterly

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. The reality is more complicated.