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Leaders Are Learners: Yasmeen’s Story

NonProfit Leadership Center

For more than a decade, Yasmeen Rolland enjoyed her job working in education and student recruitment, but something was missing. My experiences at the Nonprofit Leadership Center have advanced my knowledge in different areas of the nonprofit sector. That is not the case with the Nonprofit Leadership Center.

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How Funders Can Strategically Invest in the Growth and Impact of BIPOC Nonprofits

NonProfit Quarterly

In 2019, in Maryland, this is what the Prince Georges County Council and Venture Philanthropy Partners (later known as Youth Invest Partners) were doing in establishing the Nonprofit Capacity Building Program.

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Building Nonprofit Capacity, Hand in Hand

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Others are going further and asking whether the philanthropic sector should redefine the ways it supports grantees through capacity building or cancel it altogether , citing a lack of funder reciprocity and the reinforcement of harmful power dynamics in practice.

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Nonprofit Leadership Center Welcomes Four New Board Members

NonProfit Leadership Center

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. When I think of the heartbeat of our community, I immediately think of our nonprofit organizations.

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Nonprofit Program at University of Tampa Demonstrates Significant Impact on First 15 Years of Graduates

NonProfit Leadership Center

America’s nonprofit sector represents the third largest workforce in the country, employing more than 12.3 Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management The program Advances Careers 92% of graduates agree their careers benefitted f rom the program. It was an education that no amount of time at a nonprofit would give you.”

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Addressing the Nonprofit Workforce Crisis: 4 Practical Strategies

NonProfit Leadership Center

Social Sector-Related Strategies Work collaboratively with other nonprofit organizations to advocate for policy changes that support fair compensation and address systemic issues contributing to labor challenges, such as funding constraints and regulatory burdens.

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The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2023

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The authors, all experienced pros on nonprofits and technology, share advice centered on these objectives: Use care, do no harm, and stay human-centered. How We Achieve a Multiracial Democracy by Angela Glover Blackwell “What is more threatening to authoritarian leaders than an educated, informed citizenry?”