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Is There An Inequality Tipping Point for Nonprofits?

Blue Avocado

The nonprofit sector is essential to helping to mitigate the impact of climate change on communities around the world. But there are structural problems that create inequality which, in combination with climate change, pose an existential threat to the nonprofit sector itself. We are facing a future of growing human need.

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3 Top Compliance Challenges for Nonprofits + Expert Advice

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

There are numerous legal hurdles to clear in the nonprofit formation process and beyond. Whether you’re filing for tax-exempt recognition or recruiting volunteers for your next fundraiser, every phase of your nonprofit’s existence has guidelines that set boundaries for its operations.

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Can Nonprofits Escape Corporate Capture?

NonProfit Quarterly

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.

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Using Impact Science to Solve Hunger More Effectively

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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. So we aren’t spending enough.

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Generosity Commission: Giving, Volunteering And Civil Society Complexities

The NonProfit Times

There are also nine recommendations that call leaders across the nonprofit, funder, business and policy sectors to take action to protect and promote the future of generosity. Gianoni sees individuals within the philanthropic sector, businesses and government officials as benefitting from reading the report. Five years ago, we had 5.8

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When to Call It Quits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

As the Nicaraguan government tightened its grip on authoritarian rule, it was threatened by civil society organizations who possess the power to hold them accountable, receiving funds they do not control and investing those funds in services that preserve human rights, protect democracy, and empower individuals.

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Sponsorship v. Donations: The Drawbacks and Benefits

NonProfit Hub

Needing money is a common denominator among all nonprofits. Two of the tried-and-true methods for raising dough, sponsorships, and charitable donations, can cause a lot of confusion. When someone receives a benefit for their “gift” to a nonprofit organization, the IRS determines that their support is not tax-deductible.