NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

In this series, The Unexpected Value of Volunteers, Masaoka takes on the underappreciated topic of volunteerism, provides some unexpected ideas, and points the way toward a public policy agenda on volunteerism. Meanwhile, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that nonprofits employed 12.8 million people who earned $873.1

Volunteerism 92

Volunteerism Volunteerism Civil Society Public Policy 92

Candid

JUNE 24, 2025

arts and cultural organizations have faced a global pandemic, inflationary pressures, shifting audience behaviors , and changes in public policy and government funding. Arts nonprofits will need to take immediate action to minimize the impact on working capital and preserve critical programs and human capital. Since 2019, U.S.

Nonprofit governance and management 59

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public Policy Culture 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

First and foremost, food systems leadership offers opportunities for new relationships, connecting groups as diverse as farmers, emergency food providers, food waste management companies, and environmental justice advocates. To create change in such a system requires systems leadership. About 20 percent are seated within government.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Food Leadership Health 94

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 3, 2023

Here’s Why Tennessee Needs a Statewide Nonprofit Association. Nonprofits are Tennessee’s 6th largest industry, and the sector pays more than $13.5 Tennessee nonprofits generate over 31.6 Tennessee is one of the only states in the United States without a statewide nonprofit association. Source: Independent Sector.

Associations 112

Associations Public Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 112

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

When applying for benefits, families consistently come across unnecessary roadblocks—assumptions that people in poverty don’t know how to manage their own time and money or how to care for their families. There have been gains at the state level , but getting enough support to move federal policy across the finish line remains a challenge.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Poverty Public Policy Governance 134

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 17, 2025

In many ways, the threat we face now is unprecedented: The current US administration has shown it will wield funding and nonprofit tax status as weapons of compliance against everyone from research institutions to immigrant rights groups. Historically, that meant we were a foundation that paid out at 6 percent annually.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Ethics Philanthropy Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 30, 2019

By Paul Lamb , Principal at Man On A Mission Consulting , has over 25 years of experience in business, nonprofit management, technology, and public policy. But what exactly is blockchain it and how is it relevant for nonprofits? Relevant Use Cases for Nonprofits. Blockchain Simplified.

Technology 109

Technology Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Homelessness 109

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

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?

Nonprofit governance and management 121

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Nonprofit Administration and Development 121

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

One is that many foundations, under the guise of philanthropic pluralism , have supported a status quo that has harmed South Africa’s Black majority. According to Afrobarometer, between 2011 and 2024, levels of public satisfaction with the democratic state also plummeted to 39 percent from 60 percent. Today, that democracy is fraying.

Philanthropy 97

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Poverty Civil Society 97

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

Image: “No Soul to Sell” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” Public employee pension funds in the United States have $5.99 Public employee pension funds in the United States have $5.99

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Universities Finance 143

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Mission and Values Montana Nonprofit Association provides leadership for Montana’s nonprofit sector and partners with Montana’s charitable nonprofits to promote a sustainable, networked, and influential sector. MNA’s staff team is engaged, collaborative, committed to growth, and passionate about MNA’s unique mission.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 76

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public Policy 76

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Jack Karako is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. Jack has been a major gifts fundraiser and senior organizational executive working with or consulting to nonprofit and advocacy organizations. __. As a nonprofit professional, it is in your best interest to take advantage of all of the resources at your disposal. Bike rides.

Public and Social Policy 77

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Entrepreneurship Public Policy 77

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Advisory committees let your nonprofit work with others who want to see you succeed. As a nonprofit leader, you likely want to do your best to ensure that the voices and experiences of the communities you serve are represented in your work. Often, this means conducting periodic focus groups, needs assessments, or surveys.

Race and Ethnicity 105

Race and Ethnicity Recruitment Production Collaborations 105

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

The complex is modest, but it houses an estimated 27 primarily immigrant-led small businesses and nonprofits. A nonprofit, the East Portland Community Investment Trust , serves as the owner and lead manager and developer of the property, and for a monthly subscription fee of $10 to $100, nearby residents can become owners themselves.

Public and Nonprofit Management 106

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 22, 2023

By Sida Ly-Xiong After completing a leadership fellowship program for women of color, a program participant accepted a position as director of citizen engagement and education at a state public health agency in the United States. They drive change through networks and relationships, and use the power and influence that emerges.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Leadership Health Public and Nonprofit Management 124

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Independent Sector is a broad cross-sectoral national membership organization that includes nonprofits, private foundations, and corporate giving programs with a mission to strengthen civil society. SD: What does the Nonprofit Stakeholders Engaging and Advancing Together (Nonprofit SEAT) Act do? percent of annual GDP.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Community Development 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

We looked at spending across the social impact sector; including government , global and domestic philanthropy, and S-themed ESG assets under management; and found that globally we are spending an extraordinary amount of money—roughly $72 trillion annually—making social spending the world’s largest financial market.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 111

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

To that end, a report from the nonprofit Transform Finance , Alternative Ownership Enterprises: An Introduction for Mission-Oriented Investors , authored by Andrea Armeni, Curt Lyon, and Julie Menter, seeks to advance the conversation. Foundation-Owned Company This is a business owned by a charitable foundation.

Non-Profits 80

Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Finance 80

Anedot

MAY 25, 2022

Brenna Schlagenhauf Manager Marketing & Communications 707.890.8876 bschlagenhauf@cvnl.org. Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL) is pleased to welcome Tom L. Linda Jacobs CEO 415.479.5710 x300 ljacobs@cvnl.org. CVNL Announces New Executive Officer. Hayashi, Ph.D., Hayashi, Ph.D., Tom Hayashi, Ph.D.,

Nonprofit Leadership 52

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 52

MNA Association

JANUARY 9, 2023

MNA’s primary focus is on bills related to the nonprofit sector generally including Appropriations, Taxation, Ballot initiatives, Voting/Elections, Campaign Finance, and Lobbying. In addition we will be monitoring proposed changes to the Montana Constitution in the context of the MNA Public Policy Agenda. Bill Watch.

Taxation 52

Taxation Public and Nonprofit Management Public Policy Finance 52

Anedot

JUNE 15, 2022

$35,000 in Awards Distributed to Recognize and Support Nonprofit, Volunteer, and Community Leadership. SONOMA COUNTY, CA, June 15, 2022 – Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2nd Annual Heart of Sonoma County Awards.

Nonprofit Leadership 52

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Medical Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Fundraising Leadership

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Jane Roig, vice chair of the board of directors of Helios Education Foundation, receiving the Leading Philanthropy Award at the recent Power Up conference. With this lineage of strong women informing her own educational journey, Roig says, “My personal story aligns with the foundation story and even with the grant programs.”

Education 52

Education Education Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 52

iMarketSmart

JULY 12, 2022

One study with 10,000 public TV station members found, “in three independent comparisons, increasing the entire vector of suggested amounts by 20%–40% reduces the probability of giving by approximately 15%.”[11]. Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 25 (1), 24-38. [4] Behavioural Public Policy , 1-22. [9]

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 10, 2025

In this series, The Unexpected Value of Volunteers , author Jan Masaoka takes on the underappreciated topic of volunteerism, provides some unexpected ideas, and points the way toward a public policy agenda on volunteerism. But did you know that 69 percent of nonprofits—nearly seven in 10—have budgets of less than $50,000?

Civil Society 110

Civil Society Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy 110

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Up to this point, legislation for most worker co-ops was not a priority; federal policy wasn’t even a pipe dream. Public policy wasn’t really a part of our culture. Why Prioritize Public Policy and Advocacy? 6 Engaging in public policy advocacy is not without its dangers. Until it was.

Public Policy 98

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 4, 2025

We hear a lot about justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion from foundations. Several areas are identified for change in policy and practice using an intersectional approach, but the report has some specific recommendations laid out by topic: Public Policy The Land Back movement is a central focus here.

Public and Social Policy 114

Public and Social Policy Culture Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development 114

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It’s time to change public policy to do away with excessive wealth and its corrosive effects on our lives, our society, and our democracy. Why Excessive Wealth Matters Academics and nonprofit activists have long talked about income inequality—and, more recently, have begun to address the more significant issue of wealth inequality.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public Policy 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 31, 2024

At NPQ, we have long tracked changes in the business model of journalism, including the rise of nonprofit journalism. We have been a nonprofit news organization for nearly 50 years. It really predated the growth of nonprofit news, which really only took off after the recession of 2009–2010. Advertising isn’t going to.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Advertising Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

But this modern reality comes with an inconvenient truth: Our public institutions are not equipped with the updated skills they need to effectively tackle the world’s ever-escalating challenges—not by a long shot. There’s good reason for that, as these skills are foundational to the work of a well-run city. Consider the climate crisis.

Nonprofit governance and management 144

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 144

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? The public has access to millions of acres of land that we, the conservation community, “own”: we own it in the structure that requires “ownership” for access.

Nonprofit governance and management 106

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 106

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Leaders moving work through nonprofit organizations are also contending with the “great resignation” and major shifts in the workforce; 3 unprocessed grief from the pandemic and years of escalating racial violence; and short-lived performative responses by philanthropy to the events of 2020.

Leadership 112

Leadership Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Culture 112

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Instead of only helping the existing nonprofits who seek to address economic development or criminal justice reform, you’d be helping to figure out what works and what doesn’t. Moreover, there are some foundations with a significant commitment to research and development.

Psychology 144

Psychology Public and Social Policy Public Policy Philanthropy 144

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 22, 2025

In these turbulent times, many leaders of the nations growing network of community development financial institutions (CDFIs)which now collectively manage $468 billion in assets, a 615 percent increase over the past decadehave high hopes. The hub model seeks to manage a community development finance ecosystem, which involves more than CDFIs.

Finance 106

Finance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management 106

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 8, 2025

Image courtesy of Puerto Rico Community Foundation. Here, we find opportunities to heal, to advance racial justice, to build bridges among foundations, and to nurture the hope that fuels our collective aspirations. Panelists in view: Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, Shawn Escoffery, Jorge Daz Ortiz, and Dr. Marta Moreno Vega. Robert K.

Public and Social Policy 66

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Law Public and Nonprofit Management 66

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

Image: “ The Universe Delivers” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” Corporate capture is visible too in the names adorning the walls of nonprofit university and hospital buildings.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 133

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Kresge Foundation is just one of the funders to get on board. The Kresge Foundation supports the education and research skills training that has helped develop solutions to severe flood risks in these areas. This, in part, inspired the creation of the Gulf Water Justice Project.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Environmental Energy Health 130