NonProfit PRO

JULY 18, 2025

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Politicians are influenced by money as much as or, frankly, often much more than votes, and public policy is the product of calculating trade-offs between the two. Nonprofit housing groups, in short, can be movement allies, not opponents. Of course, securing a significant bloc of potential votes is only part of the battle.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 131

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Posters at the conference highlighted that the first OFN conference in 1985 attracted 21 community development loan funds with a combined $27 million in assets under management. Between 2014 and 2022 alone, assets under management in the CDFI sector expanded more than sevenfold. billion in assets by 2022. Advocates won big here.

Community Development 115

Community Development Finance Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development 115

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Image credit: Facing Race Founded in 1981, Race Forward is a nonprofit racial justice organization with a mission of “helping people take effective action toward racial equity.” I joined the staff back in 2014 to manage the production of the Facing Race conference. Leslie Grant-Spann: This year is my tenth anniversary on staff.

Public and Social Policy 138

Public and Social Policy Culture Nonprofit governance and management Public Policy 138

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 3, 2025

By Sara Horowitz You can feel it when you walk into a mutualist space for the first timewhether its a worker cooperative in North Carolina , a community garden , a labor-housing cooperative , a cohousing group in New York City, a nonprofit building in Portland, Oregon , or a social cooperative in the Italian Alps.

Nonprofit governance and management 125

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Insurance Social Enterprise 125

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

” Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: A Deep and Sincere Caring About the Nonprofit’s Mission The most important “quality” in a board member would be a real and heartfelt caring about the mission/goal of the nonprofit they will be involved with.

Ethics 116

Ethics Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Children 116

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 29, 2025

Clothing production contributes to rampant pollution, from microplastics clogging water systems to carbon emissions and toxic chemicals used in textile processing. Fashion schools largely concentrate on longstanding methods of design and production, often sidelining sustainability to elective courses or specialized programs.

Education 55

Education Education Environmental Ethics 55

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

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Retail 130

Retail Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 130

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 16, 2025

For nonprofit marketers and fundraisers, the sheer volume of “must-use AI tools” touted on social media and tech blogs is overwhelming. For those nonprofit professionals looking to expand their knowledge of using AI for marketing and fundraising, this list of 33 AI tools is a good place to start. 14) Version.ai 14) Version.ai

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Image credit: “Sister Secrets ” by Renée Laprise Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2024 issue, “Supporting the Youth Climate Justice Movement.” They also had access to forests where they could collect timber and non-timber forest products such as mushrooms.

Environmental 114

Environmental Race and Ethnicity Construction Nonprofit governance and management 114

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Blue Avocado exists to help nonprofits succeed , and our community of nonprofit experts, leaders, and trailblazers continues to share their wisdom, strengthening us all. Make sure you check out all the real-world advice that nonprofit leaders have contributed this year. Why not ripe?

Nonprofit governance and management 95

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Collaborations Leadership 95

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Know what they fund and what matters most to them and know who you are as a nonprofit and what your funding priorities are. Alice Rossignol, Nonprofit Consultant Avoid AI Shortcuts and Put Yourself in the Donor’s Shoes Some suggest grant writing can be done by AI. Know your prospective funder in depth! Your Voice Matters!

Sociology 111

Sociology Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Children 111

NonProfit PRO

JULY 7, 2025

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Retail 130

Retail Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy 130

The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

As artificial intelligence (AI), such as ChatGPT, continues to evolve and become more commonplace, many trade and professional associations and nonprofits are turning to AI technology to enhance their operations and decision-making processes and benefit their members and clients. By Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Esq. Data Privacy.

Race and Ethnicity 98

Race and Ethnicity Insurance Nonprofit governance and management Associations 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

One path leads to a conventional wholesale buyer who pays below the cost of production, since prices are forced down by cheap, subsidized imports. About 20 percent are seated within government. Next, imagine where these crops go after harvesting. It’s not necessarily hard to understand, or to appreciate the difference.

Public and Social Policy 93

Public and Social Policy Food Leadership Health 93

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 24, 2025

By Jim Fruchterman & Steve Francis What happens when a nonprofit program or an entire organization needs to shut down? At the present moment of unparalleled disruption, the entire nonprofit sector is rethinking everything: language to describe their work, funding sources, partnerships, and even their continued existence.

Nonprofit governance and management 112

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Agriculture Governance 112

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2025

Autocratic governments, nihilistic oligarchs, escalating climate impacts, dynamic pandemics, menacing technologies, rampant misinformationall of these forces and more conspire to leave Americans and people around the world feeling less safe, more uncertain, and more frightened about the future.

Nonprofit governance and management 93

Nonprofit governance and management Civil Society Collaborations Public and Social Policy 93

NonProfit PRO

JULY 3, 2025

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Retail 130

Retail Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Fundraising 130

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 2, 2025

Co-produced by the Charity Reform Initiative of the Institute for Policy Studies and NPQ, this series examines how to facilitate giving while ensuring donor funds reach operating nonprofits in an efficient and effective manner. NPT reported in The 2024 DAF Report that in 2023 donors added new contributions of $59.43 billion, while $251.52

Public and Nonprofit Management 66

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy Foundations 66

Candid

JUNE 26, 2025

The potential for AI to transform grantmaking While AI has enhanced personal productivity and streamlined workflows , few AI solutions reflect the real-world challenges of grantmaking, where success depends on relationships, equity, and trust. The potential of AI is to enable the sector to reimagine philanthropy, not simply automate it.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 59

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy Collaborations 59

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 23, 2025

It counts to them as managing risk responsibly. For the bank, federally insured deposits are the cheapest capital around, cheaper than the rates the US government itself borrows at. Six months later, boomthe product is out with a working capital line of credit. As for governance, there are a couple of different versions.

Insurance 76

Insurance Non-Profits Governance Finance 76

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Image Credit: Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels Nonprofit boards often uphold outdated power structures, prioritizing elite control over true community accountability. By shifting from power-hoarding to power-sharing, nonprofits can create governance structures that truly align with their mission.

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Nonprofit governance and management Governance Culture Poverty 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance. The integration of these values has led to transformative changes in many nafda schools.

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Education Education Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 76

Get Fully Funded

JULY 17, 2025

Volunteer relationship management begins at initial recruitment and extends even beyond the end of their very last shift. When volunteers sign up with your nonprofit, ask them up front how they prefer you get in touch with them. This might be via email, text, or your volunteer management app. Alerting them to opportunities.

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Volunteerism 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 22, 2025

SD: One story you share in your book is about how the company you helped found, South Mountain, managed to survive the Great Recession. It ends up being a product of long-term thinking, and I don’t think that has been really explored. And to make the distinction between what are management decisions and what are owner decisions.

Leadership 94

Leadership Production Collaborations Poverty 94

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The AI Mirror by DALL-E 3/OpenAI.com/DALLE Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? Its just about efficiency and productivity without thinking about what the broader goal of it all is.

Nonprofit governance and management 91

Nonprofit governance and management Technology Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 91

Selfish Giving

JULY 16, 2025

“There has been a slight turnaround in business contributions to nonprofits, which is good news,” Curt said. Businesses prefer to donate products to nonprofits, and for good reason. What it costs a company to make a donated product is vastly different than its fair market value (FMV),” Curt said. Today’s 1.1%

Non-Profits 130

Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Foundations 130

Blue Avocado

APRIL 8, 2025

Building and managing a strong nonprofit board of directors can be challenging. The success of a nonprofit often hinges on the effectiveness of its board making it important to implement the best practices and proven strategies for optimal board governance. ” and, once again, nonprofit leaders came through!

Management 61

Management Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Participation and motivation 61

Anedot

APRIL 8, 2025

Emergency Assistance & Case Management: Financial and resource support for crises. The ED is responsible for leading and managing all functional areas of the organization, including financial management, staff leadership, program oversight, community engagement and fundraising.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

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

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 3, 2025

They often operate as nonprofit loan funds, credit unions, or community-focused banks. CDFIs have more diverse funding streams, but still manage risk effectively, with loss and delinquency rates similar to conventional lenders. This local knowledge can give them a risk-management edge. million businesses nationally.

Finance 70

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 70

Anedot

APRIL 29, 2025

Your Impact The Director of Corporate and Community Partnerships plays a pivotal role in soliciting and securing over $3M of philanthropic investments in affordable homeownership production and preservation annually. The position manages the Corporate and Community Partnerships Manager.

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Insurance Foundations 52

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. Primary responsibilities include day-to-day oversight and responsibility for planning, implementing, and managing all financial-related activities including accounting, payroll, finance, and forecasting.

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2025

By Tynesia Boyea-Robinson & Mahlet Getachew In only a few short weeks, the landscape for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in American government and business has turned upside down. Connect All Efforts to Business Strategy Much of the anti-DEI rhetoric is just that: rhetoric.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 102

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Law Public and Nonprofit Management 102

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 17, 2025

In making the statement, Garber made clear that the university would not be threatened into complying with unreasonable demands made by the federal government, even if that meant losing federal funding dollars. This comes just days after the federal government announced it was pausing over $500 million in federal funds for Brown University.

Governance 73

Governance Universities Manufacturing Education 73

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What are your nonprofit’s priorities and goals for 2025?” We will research and target high-priority foundation s and government funding sources while strengthening our relationships with our current funders. Looking forward to implementing some important tasks in 2025!

Nonprofit governance and management 60

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Food Collaborations 60

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Economists are very interested in the productive economy. But it is very definitely a way of ignoring anybody who is, by definition, no longer in the [productive] economy. Thats the productive economy. So, if you were the owner or a manager of the home, you could say, No PPE, no inspection. No production of PPE.

Medical 79

Medical Nonprofit governance and management Healthcare Public and Nonprofit Management 79

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The Boston Impact Initiative , founded in 2013, has invested more than $10 million into businesses, co-ops, and nonprofits led by entrepreneurs of color. The Boston Ujima Project , formed in 2017, manages a $4.5 Another front is building governing power and creating more co-governance tools.

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Nonprofit governance and management Governance Food Public and Social Policy 119