NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 29, 2025

At the foundations where we workthe Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and the LIFT Fundwe recognize that an inclusive economy requires supporting worker voice and power, while ensuring overall alignment with employer needs and interests. It mandated that a percentage of funding be used for workforce training purposes.

Public Policy 109

Public Policy Race and Ethnicity Governance Philanthropy 109

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

While governments, foundations, educators, and unions typically focus on job placements as key to improving people’s economic stability, they often overlook individuals who cannot commit to traditional employment schedules. Other surveys used tighter definitions and produced smaller percentages; there is no universally accepted number.)

Nonprofit governance and management 116

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Recruitment 116

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 22, 2024

According to the National Council of Nonprofits, roughly one-third of total funding for all nonprofits is from government grants and contracts, and according to the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, another $100 billion in annual charitable funding derives from grant-making made by private foundations. “We

Technology 95

Technology Universities Governance Philanthropy 95

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As one example, in early 2023, Brian Impact Foundation , which focuses on big-bet philanthropy , donated a total of 12.6 The foundation has also started a capacity-development program for nonprofits in collaboration with Root Impact , an intermediate support organization. billion won (about $9.7 percent improved their grades.

Governance 111

Governance Nonprofit governance Nonprofit governance and management Universities 111

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 1, 2022

Libni Sanjurjo, Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Community Foundation). Libni’s Bio: I began practicing journalism in a university newspaper Diálogo while studying for a bachelor’s degree in that discipline at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Thanks for sharing your day, Libni!

Communication 287

Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits 287

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Were in a period of polycrisis, yet the business world, government, and civil society persist in their siloed approaches to solving it. It also includes making the case to government and helping those in the public sector understand how social innovation can achieve their goals.

Governance 96

Governance Philanthropy Collaborations Finance 96

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

In Nigeria, where health inequities are deeply rooted in systemic issues such as poverty, 1 gender inequality, 2 and inadequate governance (poor administration/planning), 3 the introduction of new technologies can sometimes deepen these disparities rather than alleviate them.

Health 97

Health Technology Healthcare Medical 97

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In Reimagining Nonprofit Boards , a three-part series based on the NPQ webinar, A New Framework for Boards, Ananda Valenzuela challenges traditional governance models and offers a new vision for boards that empower rather than constrain. To get there, however, requires an understanding of how boards came to be. Where Did Boards Come From?

Nonprofit governance and management 67

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 67

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Meet Erika Manuel, CNP , a Navy and Coast Guard veteran who earned her CNP ( Certified Nonprofit Professional ) in 2012 from Tennessee State University. The Power of Volunteering Erika began her journey at Tennessee State University, a historically black college in Nashville, Tennessee.

Environmental 246

Environmental Nonprofit Leadership Universities Nonprofits 246

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 6, 2024

Melissa Morin Director, University of South Florida Foundation Melissa Morin, director at the University of South Florida Foundation, is one of 23 outstanding professionals of color selected to participate in the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s 2024 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship.

Participation and motivation 264

Participation and motivation Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 264

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 29, 2023

Image Credit: Ron Lach on pexels.com Historically Black Colleges and Universities are responsible for educating 80 percent of Black judges, 50 percent of Black doctors, and 50 percent of Black lawyers in America, and continue to provide an essential academic and cultural service for Black communities.

Foundations 109

Foundations Philanthropy Education Education 109

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

Foundations regularly fail to ask their nonprofit grantees about volunteers. government began collecting data on volunteering, reported the Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland. Keynotes rarely mention volunteers. To be blunt: Volunteerism is broken. Volunteering isnt. Although its damaged.)

Volunteerism 86

Volunteerism Volunteerism Civil Society Public Policy 86

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 7, 2023

Last year's 2022 fellows reported a 52% increase in their board governance knowledge and skills after completing the program. This program is an opportunity to immerse myself in comprehensive board governance training, allowing me to be more impactful while doing so in a nonprofit board setting.”

Nonprofit governance and management 244

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Race and Ethnicity 244

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

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. About 20 percent are seated within government. Understand that trust is the foundation of progress.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Food Leadership Health 94

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

A recent report from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at the University of Indiana notes that the proportion of U.S. What, then, should major donors and foundations do?I The stark reality is fewer and fewer Americans are giving. Lets start with the drop in rates of giving to nonprofits. I dont have the answers, but I have ideas.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 122

Nonprofit Administration and Development Charitable Organizations Philanthropy Homelessness 122

The Charity CFO

MAY 13, 2022

Two of the most common are Public Charities, like churches, social support organizations and universities, and Private Foundations, like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. But what is the difference between a private foundation vs. public charity? Private Foundation vs. Public Charity. What is a Public Charity?

Foundations 97

Foundations Governance Charitable Organizations Activism 97

Fundraising Leadership

JANUARY 17, 2025

There is a skills scarcity, says Smith, whose more than three-decade career including leader Global Talent & Organization consulting at Accenture, after her role as Managing Principle of Deloitte Consulting, and developer of the Deloitte University Centers for Inclusion and Community Impact. Leaders in the U.S.

Public and Social Policy 100

Public and Social Policy Leadership Culture Universities 100

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Moreover, a significant proportion of utility governing boards comprises utility workers and frontline community members. Although established in a more progressive era, when the public interest held more sway, microeconomic and market values have since come to dominate utility governance.

Energy 121

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 121

The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Look beyond government funding and explore community support. Miller is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Penn-Mar Human Services and also serves as the CEO of the Penn-Mar Foundation. Greg holds a bachelors degree from Shippensburg University and a masters degree from McDaniel College.

Recruitment 52

Recruitment Retention Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profit Management 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

By James Anderson Here’s a new axiom fit for the 21st century: The greater the global challenge, the more likely it is to fall to local governments to fix. Local governments are left bearing the brunt and have, understandably, so far struggled. Or take the ongoing global migration wave.

Nonprofit governance and management 144

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

Affnetz

JULY 10, 2023

Short answer – philanthropy from individuals, foundation grants, government grants, events, earned revenue, membership dues, social entrepreneurship, investments (endowments), and probably a few more things! Just take a look at churches and universities which often have thriving planned gift programs. Let’s unpack!

Social Entrepreneurship 130

Social Entrepreneurship Nonprofit governance and management Entrepreneurship Public and Nonprofit Management 130

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 2, 2024

Reviewal of Values, Mission, and Beliefs Core values, mission, and beliefs serve as the foundation of every nonprofit organization. This includes reviewing governance policies, financial management practices, and risk management protocols.

Public and Social Policy 219

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 219

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

By Tim Hanstad To build an equitable and sustainable society, the social sector cannot take the place of the government, as Mark Kramer and Steve Phillips recently observed ; “Only government has the capacity to address social and environmental problems on a national scale.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

By 1948 Cafritz had amassed such wealth from real estate development that he incorporated a foundation bearing his and his wife’s name. It is also one of several DC-area foundations profiled in a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) on “ Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations for Black People.”

Philanthropy 134

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Advertising Universities 134

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.

Education 75

Education Education Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 75

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

But the release of landmark research in 2013, combined with a concerted campaign by the Aspen Institute and partners such as Candid and the nonprofit research centers at the Urban Institute, Indiana University and Johns Hopkins University, made a strong case for greater transparency and efficiency. A Key to New Insights and Practices.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 126

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Boston Children’s Hospital Anchor Strategy What is the responsibility of nonprofits to the broader public—and do large nonprofit institutions such as hospitals and universities have an outsized level of responsibility? But now, in most cities, the dominant employers have become nonprofit universities and hospitals.

Universities 127

Universities Health Healthcare Public and Social Policy 127

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Image Credit: Rod Long on unsplash.com A recent report on climate justice funding finds that many foundation leaders are of two minds when it comes to the climate crisis—the crisis is “urgent” yet easily put off for another day. How many of those 29 leaders expect their foundations to begin acting on the “extremely urgent” crisis?

Philanthropy 137

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Universities 137

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The experiment, called Collaborate to Co-Liberate , brought together over 200 practitioners from nearly 90 organizations across the country (and beyond) for 15 months to co-develop ways to build accountable, self-governing, and radically democratic organizations that embody liberatory visions while preserving overall effectiveness.

Leadership 130

Leadership Non-Profits Governance Law 130

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 22, 2024

Bennett is co-CEO of iF, A Foundation of Radical Possibility , based in Washington, DC. Rosemary Ndubuizu is assistant professor of African American studies at Georgetown University and a volunteer organizer with ONE-DC , based in Washington, DC. What policy changes are needed at the level of the federal government?

Public Policy 141

Public Policy Universities Governance Philanthropy 141

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

From Experimentation to Diffusion of Urban Innovations The innovative role of dynamic cities has been referred to as government by experiment. Experimentation is particularly important for climate governance, where cities have developed new ideas at an impressive rate. Some small wins even turn into legislation.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Construction Governance 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The same year, an Australian court ruled its government had illegally used a faulty Automated Decision Making system as the basis for deciding citizens’ eligibility for various welfare benefits when around half a million Australians were ordered to repay years of government disability or unemployment support.

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Technology 143

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 25, 2024

DPI rose to prominence globally during the COVID-19 pandemic enabling digital government-to-person payments through cash transfers. This was the start of the Aadhaar project, which offered a universally accessible ID, a foundational form of digital identification. By 2022, around 1.3

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Governance Agriculture Activism 145

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 8, 2023

Image Credit: Jorm Sangsorn on istock.com Worldwide, civil society—from NGOs to grassroots activist groups to social movements to unions—is being undermined by global conflict, suppressive governments, the erosion of democratic institutions, and the spread of disinformation.

Civil Society 121

Civil Society Governance Taxation Law 121

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Gates Foundation, the nation’s largest private foundation, is well known for its proclivity to “swing for the fences,” with mixed results (more success in global health, less success in US education). For Viafara, “working with cities and local government” has been vital to speeding this process.

Philanthropy 138

Philanthropy Public Policy Governance Foundations 138

Candid

JULY 20, 2022

We spoke with Ingrid Srinath, founder and director of the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy ( CSIP ) at Ashoka University, to learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on India’s social sector, the role philanthropy and nonprofits played in disaster relief, and her hopes for the future. .

Philanthropy 131

Philanthropy Civil Society Disaster Relief Retail 131

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Image credit: LinkedIn Sales Solutions on Unsplash In the wake of the 2023 US Supreme Court decision to strike down affirmative action and amid rising discrimination against Black academics at predominately White institutions (PWIs), renewed attention is being paid to the importance of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

Universities 132

Universities Finance Education Education 132