Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Board members are a vital resource for nonprofits: In addition to their responsibility for governance, they each bring unique perspectives and experiences to enrich the growth of nonprofit organizations and partnerships. She then received her graduate degree in higher education, student affairs, and international education policy.

Collaborations 115

Collaborations Nonprofit governance and management Education Education 115

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

This happens daily when local governments park public funds in banks. If governments can work with a publicly owned bank that makes modest profits and reinvests those profits in the communities that own it, they can participate in a restorative local economy. It turns out, quite a lot.

Nonprofit governance and management 128

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Finance 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 3, 2025

The left has often undercut a notion of a mutualist future by insisting that every problem needs a large centralized government solution. The 1800s saw the emergence of the Underground Railroad as well as the formation of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). million children.

Nonprofit governance and management 125

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Insurance Social Enterprise 125

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 13, 2025

Campbell Chair in Fundraising Leadership at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. ” Shaker authored the report along with Brigham Young University researchers Rachel M. “This illustrates that a tailored approach to the cycle is necessary.” Sumsion, MPA, and H. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail 147

Retail Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropic Studies 147

Fundraising Leadership

APRIL 25, 2025

Across multiple industries and niches, programs aim to provide inspiration, education, instruction, and mentorship to young women and girls, in order to shift the numbers of women succeeding all the way to the top. The International City/County Management Association offers mentorship for young women aiming to be in government leadership.

Nonprofit governance and management 118

Nonprofit governance and management Leadership Governance Education 118

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Zirkel on wikimedia Can universities be effective community builders? Observers going back to the early 20th-century US philosopher John Dewey have also contended that universities play an essential role in creating a democratic citizenry. Since most universities are nonprofit or publicly owned, by law, they must be community-serving.

Universities 119

Universities Curriculum and Teaching Participation and motivation Culture 119

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 22, 2023

Image Credit: Thiago Matos on pexels.com A new preliminary report by the American Association of University Professors is sounding alarms over a slew of legislative and political maneuvers by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature. If you think this isn’t going to happen [elsewhere], think twice.” Last year, Gov.

Education 128

Education Education Curriculum and Teaching Public and Social Policy 128

NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 26, 2024

She serves as a key member of the executive leadership team, responsible for strategy development and deployment and directly oversees the Foundation’s grant making, strategic initiatives portfolio, and research and education activities. from the University of New England. Katie Schultz, Ed.D Petersburg College.

Nonprofit Leadership 276

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 276

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate first-ever standards to govern disposal of coal ash and limit the wastewater discharge of toxic pollutants from coal-fired power plants. She is credited with coordinating the university’s strategic planning and marketing efforts at the four KU campuses. These wins include requiring the U.S.

Civil Society 85

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Urban development Law 85

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The ultimate success of these young nonprofits—their ability to fulfill their missions—will depend on many things, but good governance is among the most important. Successfully experimenting with and evolving its governance structure over the last decade has been central to Jump’s success. Moreover, 69.1

Governance 111

Governance Nonprofit governance Nonprofit governance and management Universities 111

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In the first half of the 20th century, the crisis of rural electrification ended when the government enabled neighbors to access loans for building their own electric co-ops. What was Freelancers Union doing for the most precarious workers, beyond its main constituency of educated professionals? Mutualism does not happen in a vacuum.

Associations 138

Associations Public and Social Policy Insurance Agriculture 138

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Image credit: MangoStar_Studio on iStock.com I lead a college, Urban College of Boston , that educates students who are, in their majority, over the age of 30, nearly all of whom come from the lowest socioeconomic quintile. Our thinking on higher education must change. In sum, an educated citizenry benefits society.

Education 131

Education Education Children Culture 131

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2024

F actors such as program performance, governance structure, staff professionalism, fundraising efficiency, and transparency offer a more comprehensive view. This transparency not only educates funders but also corrects misallocated “overhead” costs. What can I do? Keep your team moving forward!

Public and Social Policy 246

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 246

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Meet Erika Manuel, CNP , a Navy and Coast Guard veteran who earned her CNP ( Certified Nonprofit Professional ) in 2012 from Tennessee State University. The Power of Volunteering Erika began her journey at Tennessee State University, a historically black college in Nashville, Tennessee.

Environmental 246

Environmental Nonprofit Leadership Universities Nonprofits 246

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

While governments, foundations, educators, and unions typically focus on job placements as key to improving people’s economic stability, they often overlook individuals who cannot commit to traditional employment schedules. Other surveys used tighter definitions and produced smaller percentages; there is no universally accepted number.)

Nonprofit governance and management 116

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Recruitment 116

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 29, 2025

For instance, Black workers consistently face higher unemployment than White workers with the same educational attainment, skills, or residential location, regardless of other factors. Members of vulnerable groups continue to face systemic challenges that correlate with race, ethnicity, gender, age, and geography.

Public Policy 110

Public Policy Race and Ethnicity Governance Philanthropy 110

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Communities want back artworks and artifacts that are of exceptional importance,” says Elizabeth Marlowe , director of museum studies at Colgate University. These recent changes shift the burden of proof onto universities and museums displaying Native American remains and belongings.

Ethics 116

Ethics Culture Universities Retail 116

NonProfit Leadership Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

when she thinks about the Certificate in Nonprofit Management graduate program at the University of Tampa. Now the capital campaign director at the University of Tampa where she spent 18 months earning this prestigious certificate, you might add the word ‘remarkable’ to Erin’s list when you understand her story.

Nonprofit governance and management 239

Nonprofit governance and management Law Universities Nonprofit Management 239

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 6, 2024

A Passion Ignited After graduating from Louisiana State University Shreveport with a master’s degree in Nonprofit Administration and the CNP credential in 2019, Tracy’s commitment to the sector was not merely a career choice but a life mission. However, her journey didn’t stop there.

Disaster Relief 246

Disaster Relief Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit Leadership Leadership 246

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. Bothwell , professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. Maybe this can occur through the nonprofit sector.

Public and Social Policy 96

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Public Policy Nonprofit governance and management 96

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 7, 2025

And while Indias is the fastest growing of the worlds large economies, 25 percent of its youth, ages 15-24, are neither employed nor involved in any form of training or education. For example, many state and local governments in India have shown great interest in scaling up innovations developed by NGOs , which stretches each donated dollar.

Philanthropy 114

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Foundations 114

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 23, 2025

Social Issues Education, Health, Security, etc. Arts & Culture Cities Civic Engagement Economic Development Education Energy Environment Food Health Human Rights Security Social Services Water & Sanitation Sectors Government, Nonprofit, Business, etc. Support SSIR ’s coverage of cross-sector solutions to global challenges.

Participation and motivation 103

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Health Public and Social Policy 103

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This means the food system, and food systems leadership in particular, can provide a template and launchpad for stakeholder engagement in other systemic domains, like health care, education, and energy (which are also important but less obviously intertwined with everyday life). About 20 percent are seated within government.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Food Leadership Health 94

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 7, 2023

Last year's 2022 fellows reported a 52% increase in their board governance knowledge and skills after completing the program. This program is an opportunity to immerse myself in comprehensive board governance training, allowing me to be more impactful while doing so in a nonprofit board setting.”

Nonprofit governance and management 244

Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Race and Ethnicity 244

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

A recent report from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at the University of Indiana notes that the proportion of U.S. First, I would suggest that we desperately need a campaign to help educate Americans about the value of the nonprofit sector. The stark reality is fewer and fewer Americans are giving.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 125

Nonprofit Administration and Development Charitable Organizations Philanthropy Homelessness 125

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 6, 2024

Melissa Morin Director, University of South Florida Foundation Melissa Morin, director at the University of South Florida Foundation, is one of 23 outstanding professionals of color selected to participate in the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s 2024 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship. ” Maurice D.

Participation and motivation 264

Participation and motivation Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 264

Fundraising Leadership

JANUARY 17, 2025

There is a skills scarcity, says Smith, whose more than three-decade career including leader Global Talent & Organization consulting at Accenture, after her role as Managing Principle of Deloitte Consulting, and developer of the Deloitte University Centers for Inclusion and Community Impact. Leaders in the U.S.

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Leadership Culture Universities 104

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 25, 2025

Earlier this year , the federal government historically the second-largest funder of nonprofits in the United States, after income from program feesordered a blanket federal funding freeze, putting over $300 billion in annual funding for nonprofits at risk. Shared ownership and risk among a committed group of supporters.

Social Enterprise 105

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The objective of the approach is to help people identify factors that have contributed to their distress and change them by engaging in social justice work.

Health 124

Health Psychology Culture Ethics 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Were in a period of polycrisis, yet the business world, government, and civil society persist in their siloed approaches to solving it. It also includes making the case to government and helping those in the public sector understand how social innovation can achieve their goals. So, whats the next step?

Governance 96

Governance Philanthropy Collaborations Finance 96

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

government began collecting data on volunteering, reported the Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland. By the end of 2021, the percentage of adults who volunteered through or for an organization plummeted in the largest decline since the U.S. This is unsurprisingthat decline was because of COVID-19.

Volunteerism 92

Volunteerism Volunteerism Civil Society Public Policy 92

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Escher, Relativity Stairs Imagine a large - no, bigger, much bigger - nonprofit hospital, university, housing developer, or after school program. Right now, there are 13 universities in the U.S.A. with more than $10 billion endowments (one of which is a "public" university), with the largest topping $50 billion. There is one.

Nonprofit governance 87

Nonprofit governance Governance Civil Society Non-Profits 87

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 24, 2025

The university community has an impressive track record of long-term data hosting for science, but there is currently no comparable infrastructure for nonprofit organizations. Using a responsible data governance framework, such as the Better Deal for Data , would be well advised.

Nonprofit governance and management 112

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Agriculture Governance 112

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Image credit: LinkedIn Sales Solutions on Unsplash In the wake of the 2023 US Supreme Court decision to strike down affirmative action and amid rising discrimination against Black academics at predominately White institutions (PWIs), renewed attention is being paid to the importance of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

Universities 132

Universities Finance Education Education 132

NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Nonprofit Leadership Center offers a graduate certificate in nonprofit management in collaboration with the University of Tampa. The 2023-2024 graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management at the University of Tampa will begin in May 2023 and last about 15 months. Applications are now open for the 2023-24 program. “I Have questions?

Nonprofit Management 130

Nonprofit Management Management Nonprofit governance and management Universities 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 9, 2025

In September 2024, two months before the American public voted Republicans into control of every branch of the US national government, that question was definitively answered at a private, non-political gathering of philanthropic foundation executives and their communications officers. Banks aspire to build wealth.

Homelessness 116

Homelessness Poverty Foundations Law 116

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In Reimagining Nonprofit Boards , a three-part series based on the NPQ webinar, A New Framework for Boards, Ananda Valenzuela challenges traditional governance models and offers a new vision for boards that empower rather than constrain. This [collective governance] framing inherently challenges the top-down board knows best assumption.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Culture Poverty 52