NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 25, 2025

Credit: Morgan Housel on Unsplash The funding landscape for nonprofits has undergone a seismic shift. Todays model for funding nonprofits and social enterprises is fundamentally broken. This means providing funding with the purpose of investing in the capacity of nonprofits to invest in their own enterprises.

Social Enterprise 105

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

Nonprofits are facing significant, arguably unprecedented, challenges and its crucial that donors, whatever their ideologies or particular programmatic goals or priorities, pay attention. Lets start with the drop in rates of giving to nonprofits. We will be taking the pulse of nonprofit leaders on this topic again this year.)

Nonprofit Administration and Development 125

Nonprofit Administration and Development Charitable Organizations Philanthropy Homelessness 125

The Charity CFO

APRIL 11, 2025

The Nonprofit Budget Balancing Act: Crafting Budgets for Fundraising Success Nonprofit leaders know all too well that crafting budgets isnt just about numbersits about storytelling. Why Nonprofits Need Multiple Budgets Different funders have different priorities. For guidance, refer to our nonprofit budgeting best practices.

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Affnetz

APRIL 16, 2024

Corporate Sponsorships for Nonprofits | A Guide to Grow Nonprofits/ By Bala Guntipalli Introduction to Nonprofit Board Management Software: Technology has become an integral part of our lives, changing the way we do business and manage organizations. Nonprofit boards typically consist of people from various backgrounds.

Management 245

Management Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 245

NonProfit Hub

MAY 13, 2025

Navigating Funding Uncertainty: What Nonprofits Can Do Right Now Late last week, I answered a somewhat panicked phone call from a client and friend who works with one of my favorite nonprofit organizations. (I This organization is owed three-quarters of a million dollars on a government contract signed well before the 2024 election.

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Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits Leadership Ethics 77

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 23, 2025

Arts & Culture Cities Civic Engagement Economic Development Education Energy Environment Food Health Human Rights Security Social Services Water & Sanitation Sectors Government, Nonprofit, Business, etc. Business Foundations Government Nonprofits & NGOs Social Enterprise Solutions Advocacy, Funding, Leadership, etc.

Participation and motivation 103

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

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

._.studio on pexels.com Discussions of trust-based philanthropy have gained increased prominence over the years, but how can philanthropy operate as an effective part of social justice movements—beyond just providing grants to movement nonprofits? For more than a half-century, the foundation funded settlement houses and social services.

Foundations 128

Foundations Nonprofit Administration and Development Philanthropy Leadership 128

Candid

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The nonprofit sector is increasingly invested in equitable philanthropy and community-driven initiatives for social impact. Leadership development: PBIs help train local leaders, build resilient organizations, and prevent burnout. We celebrate that.

Collaborations 89

Collaborations Nonprofit Administration and Development Leadership Finance 89

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

One path leads to this arable land being sold to a developer and turned into a small strip mall. For example, the Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC) is the backbone network for the people, businesses, government agencies, and community organizations that make up Rhode Island’s food system. You can’t rush the building of trust.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Food Leadership Health 94

Anedot

MAY 1, 2025

Sunrise Horse Rescue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2007 and operates from the Napa Valley in Northern California. The ED is a key representative for community partners, foundations, grantors, and donors. Manage and continue to develop new and existing major donor relationships. Oversee volunteer programs.

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Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations 52

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Image credit:Rayson Tan on Unsplash Below is a transcript, edited for length and clarity, of “Escaping Corporate Capture: Nonprofit Survival in a For-Profit World,” hosted by Opus 40 in Saugerties, NY, on July 26, 2024. Moderating the conversation are Caroline Crumpacker of Ultra Advising and Steve Dubb of Nonprofit Quarterly.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Nonprofits 124

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The nonprofit sector, along with community-based mutual aid networks , stepped up to meet immediate needs. If we want nonprofits to support us in the next crisis, they must have sufficient resources. And to know what nonprofits need to do their jobs effectively, we must ask them directly. It wasn’t for-profit companies.

Governance 111

Governance Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 111

Anedot

JUNE 9, 2025

The Center is governed by an active 18-member Board of Directors, served by a staff of 140, and supported by 1,400+ volunteers. Responsibilities Financial Strategic Vision  Develop and maintain a strong strategic partnership and serve as a financial thought leader for the Executive Team and Board of Directors.

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits 52

Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. So, again, it’s board roles and fundraising and resource development. This is not a trick at all and you all are really in for a treat.

Fundraising 126

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 126

Anedot

APRIL 8, 2025

Organizational growth – externally to strengthen and expand programs, and internally for board expansion and training, staff development, support and retention. Assess the staff and provide support, training and professional development, as needed. Ensure adherence to nonprofit regulations and best practices.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 52

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2024

We know that decisions made in Helena and in Washington, DC have an enormous impact on our work as nonprofits. We also know that partnering with government and the public sector is critical to advance our missions and build thriving communities. We are excited to share the responses with you in our Nonprofit Voter Guide.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta.

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Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 130

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Image credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” W hat would a nonprofit sector that pursued economic justice look like? The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations. Two of them—Dr.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 132

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Jessica Gordon Nembhard : In the late 1990s, I got very interested in cooperative business development as a community economic development strategy, especially for subaltern populations like African Americans. SD: You talk about historical waves of Black co-op development in the United States.

Food 89

Food Activism Poverty Leadership 89

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

Yet it is precisely at this moment, when democracy is being challenged from all sides, and when the limitations of our nearly 250 years of governing are coming to a breaking point, that we must rise up and fulfill this mandate. Trust in government is at near-record lows because none have yet delivered for all. This work is urgent.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 126

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

My whole trajectory through the nonprofit sector and analysis of race and power comes from working with those organizations and having the reality of that work hit up against the visions for liberation that I had. There was a lot of administrative work, but then I also got to sit in on some of the meetings. I kept thinking, yes!

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 105

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 7, 2023

There are also opportunities to advance equity and establish more community-responsive co-governance in the process. Connie Binkowitz, director of development and external policy at CTC, described how, in 2020, the organization received a grant from the Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).

Governance 110

Governance Community Development Environmental Collaborations 110

Bloomerang

MAY 22, 2021

List the names of the organizations holding the DAFs wherever you list foundation funders. If you list donations by amount/level of gift, be sure to cumulate all the gifts received from the DAF administrator to assure they are listed in the correct level. Again, you’ll generally do this alphabetically. — Charity Clairity.

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Nonprofit Administration and Development Foundations Universities Governance 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 27, 2025

By Santiago Pulido-Gomez , Jorrit de Jong , Jan Rivkin & Yamile Nesrala Roughly a decade ago, a coalition of industry leaders, businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations in an American city tried to pass a ballot measure for a tax increase. Funding dried up, and the nonprofit hosting the collaboration decided to stop doing so.

Collaborations 71

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development 71

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 24, 2024

Practitioners developing financial practices that run counter to those centering monetary profit need to ask ourselves: how do we learn and take wisdom from trying different approaches and keep going, weaving these lessons into more liberatory versions of investing in our future? The term “regenerative finance” also gets thrown around a lot.

Finance 140

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 140

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 5, 2024

Image credit: cottonbro studio on pexels.com Last month, Deepak Bhargava became president of the JPB Foundation, which has over $2.8 That is actually the mission statement of the foundation now. Foundations can also support public engagement, voter registration…voting rights work, election protection, and election administration work.

Philanthropy 132

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Ethics 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 17, 2023

Most practitioners working in community development have accepted this as the reality of impact investing: The harder you drive for social impact in disadvantaged communities, the farther away you get from unbuffered full market return. But the hype persists.

Marketing 122

Marketing Marketing Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 122

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Understanding the Role of the SBA The leading source of small business financing nationally is federally guaranteed small business loans through the US Small Business Administration. To make the purchase, workers generally use bank debt secured with a Small Business Administration (SBA) guarantee.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Finance Nonprofit Administration and Development Philanthropy 126

Nonprofit Fixer

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Keep the plates spinning Have you ever thought about starting and running a nonprofit? Are you considering applying for or accepting a role as a nonprofit executive director (ED) or CEO? If you have ever been curious about nonprofit leadership, you probably have wondered what a nonprofit executive or CEO does.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Offer to support the development director, development committee, board chair, or ED in their fundraising tasks. Show up at fundraising events and help before, during, and after with tasks.

Fundraising 142

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 142

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

“Where do I look to find grants for my nonprofit?” It’s a burning question so many nonprofits have, and to be honest, I can’t say that I blame them! Think about it: what could your nonprofit do right now with a $5,000 check?? (I Getting grant funds is REALLY exciting! For one, it’s usually a lot of money. Create a list of needs.

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Nonprofit governance and management Foundations Nonprofits Nonprofit Administration and Development 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Obi noted that when she first joined BECMA in the summer of 2020 to help with operations, there was really only one full-time staff person, founding executive director Segun Idowu (who left at the end of 2021 to join the administration of newly elected Mayor Michelle Wu). million grant from the Boston-based Barr Foundation. “We

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Sometimes foundations also apply a similar lens. A prominent example comes from the Minnesota-based Northwest Area Foundation , which operates in an eight-state region and dedicates 40 percent of its grants to Native American organizations. CEO Kevin Walker is quite clear on the “why” of the foundation’s commitment.

Philanthropy 141

Philanthropy Foundations Production Management 141

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 5, 2024

The UN Disability and Development Report 2018 reveals that individuals with disabilities face fundamental challenges in nearly all aspects of life, including employment, health care, and education. Companies Taking Action B in Action was launched in 2022 by two initiatives of the Beijing-based Leping Social Entrepreneur Foundation.

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Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Technology 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

From 2000 to 2021, progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals has been anemic, registering less than 10 percent growth over 20 years. The same 2017 survey of nonprofits conducted by IBM found that 78 percent of nonprofits with advanced analytics capabilities reported higher effectiveness in performing their missions.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 10, 2023

As a result, 37 percent of adults received some type of food assistance from a nonprofit organization or a government service to help feed their household in the last year, according to a 2021 study by Impact Genome and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Food 111

Food Nonprofit Administration and Development Charitable Contribution Governance 111

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning can help your organization meet challenges effectively and take advantage of new opportunities. Despite the many benefits that strategic planning can bring, 49 percent of nonprofits lack a strategic plan. Nonprofit strategic planning FAQs What is strategic planning for nonprofits?

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