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Foundations Health Nonprofit governance and management 
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Hayley Freedman, MPH, CNP , has dedicated her life to uplifting communities and addressing global health inequities. From her early experience with AmeriCorps NCCC to her impactful work with the American Cancer Society, Hayley’s journey highlights the power of nonprofit work. Ive always led a life of service, she shared.
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Candid
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Over the past decade, it has become increasingly commonplace for those individuals to make mega gifts to other wealthy and at times famous people who have visibility, access, and power, as opposed to traditional nonprofit organizations that engage in social programming, capacity building, and direct services.
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Affnetz
APRIL 16, 2024
Corporate Sponsorships for Nonprofits | A Guide to Grow Nonprofits/ By Bala Guntipalli Introduction to Nonprofit Board Management Software: Technology has become an integral part of our lives, changing the way we do business and manage organizations.
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NonProfit Quarterly
JANUARY 20, 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images on Unsplash Broad segments of the nonprofit sector are concerned about the new presidential administration and the threats it poses to nonprofit organizations. A charity or nonprofits plans can be shut down for a failure to properly register.
NonProfit Leadership Center
JANUARY 26, 2024
The Nonprofit Leadership Center is pleased to welcome four new board members to our dynamic board of directors : Lisa L. Brody is the chief strategy officer for the Foundation for a Healthy St. As a career nonprofit leader and current member of the philanthropic sector, I am honored to serve on the NLC Board. Brody, Esq.,
Bloomerang
JANUARY 30, 2025
Nonprofits are no strangers to uncertaintywhether from economic downturns, environmental disasters, shifting donor priorities, or changes in government policy. Despite the challenges these moments of uncertainty present, they also show just how adaptable and strong the nonprofit sector is.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
By Nithya Ramanathan & Jim Fruchterman Recent milestones in generative AI have sent nonprofits, social enterprises, and funders alike scrambling to understand how these innovations can be harnessed for global good. In order to build a complex machine, we first need to invest in the nuts and bolts. Take the example of vaccination records.
NonProfit Leadership Center
AUGUST 7, 2023
Tina James Senior Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility, Florida Blue Tina James, the senior manager of corporate social responsibility at Florida Blue, is one of 20 outstanding professionals of color selected to participate in the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s 2023 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship.
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. For one, directly or indirectly, the government is usually the biggest employer of flexible labor in any area.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JANUARY 21, 2020
I was recently contacted by Julianne Buck, executive director of the Community Foundation of Grundy County about the Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts I send. Guest Post by Julianne Buck of the Community Foundation of Grundy County. I run a community foundation and it’s difficult to briefly explain what we do.
Selfish Giving
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
First, I've talked with some of you about the government's hold on grants and funding. However, the truth is that the best way to strengthen your nonprofit and your partnership program is to grow a broad and deep base of individual supporters. Three things this week. Fortunately, the hold was lifted. Here's my three-point strategy.
NonProfit Leadership Center
AUGUST 6, 2024
That’s about how many nonprofits have no members of color on their boards (BoardSource). Yet, diverse boards are essential to strengthen nonprofits and communities. So, what can be done to solve for such a significant gap between what is and what should be in the nonprofit sector? Meet the 2024 Fellows Alice C.
NonProfit Quarterly
MARCH 17, 2025
Image credit: Dall-E by OpenAI 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? Emerging Technologies: Potential and Risks Technological innovations are often lauded as a panacea for global health challenges.
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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. Everything else can be taught.
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NonProfit Quarterly
JANUARY 15, 2025
billion) in assets under management and a 30-year track record, isnt wrong per se. That is the central conclusion of a new report released last December by Boston Impact Initiative , a nonprofit place-based investor in the Boston area and a promoter of the field nationwide. Each fund is unique.
Anedot
MARCH 6, 2025
Specifically, this role will manage the grants calendar, develop grant strategies, and research, write and prepare foundation and government grant applications and funder reports. Grant Research, Proposal Development and Grant Writing 3 or more years of grant writing, management, fundraising and/or relevant experience.
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NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Image: “ In Communion with Dorian” by Renée Laprise/ [link] Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2024 issue, “Supporting the Youth Climate Justice Movement.” It provides a comprehensive platform for capturing, managing, analyzing, and visualizing geographic data from diverse sources.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
In vibrant and thriving communities, people have the power and resources to realize their vision of health and well-being. The importance of housing as a social determinant of health has been well-documented by researchers and philanthropies alike. By Stacey Barbas , Kate McLaughlin , Jessica Mulcahy & Vedette R.
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Stanford Social Innovation Review
JANUARY 12, 2023
Nonprofit finances in the United States were relatively strong at the beginning of 2022, largely as a result of government and foundations stepping up their support of nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Questions focused on nonprofits’ programmatic, operational, and financial health.
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?
Bloomerang
OCTOBER 19, 2022
At Grantli, I have created a state resources page where you can find useful links to state government departments and various other resources. Sigma Foundation For Nursing. Jean Griswold Foundation. Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. Retirement Research Foundation. Archstone Foundation.
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NonProfit Quarterly
MAY 4, 2023
Community-based organizations and local governments are starting to recognize where such individuals may fall through the cracks and are creating policies and networks for more inclusive disaster response and recovery. This includes aid provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as well as unemployment insurance.
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The Volunteer Hub
JANUARY 9, 2023
If you’re a nonprofit looking for funding, grants are a great place to start. For nonprofits, finding grants is an essential component of funding operations and initiatives. There are many places that organizations can find, apply and access grant money, here are 5 places nonprofits can look. The Federal Government.
NonProfit Quarterly
MAY 23, 2023
From the COVID-19 pandemic to structural racism, community-based organizations have always stepped up to fill the gaps and forge new solutions—especially where government is unable, unwilling, or ineffective. These organizations face onerous and exclusionary processes to tap into government funding sources.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
The social sector is using big data to enhance nonprofit transparency and knowledge more than ever before, and the opening of the Form 990 has made an essential contribution. Making more robust use of open 990 data requires that nonprofits, foundations, researchers, and the IRS and federal government alike commit to sustained action.
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Image credit: skyNext on istock.com “We have observed a disconcerting pattern where Black women leaders are vacating their roles, with some leaving the non-profit sector altogether, citing hostility toward their leadership, strain on their health and well-being, unfair job expectations, and limited opportunities for career progression” (3).
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The Charity CFO
MAY 20, 2022
As a nonprofit Executive Director, the amount of time you invest with your board of directors can vary wildly depending on your organizational culture and the time of year. But make no mistake: Nonprofit board development is critical to your success. Foundations want to know that your board is doing its job and doing it well.
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.
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The Charity CFO
MARCH 31, 2023
The IRS does not require nonprofit audits in most cases, however, they may periodically request an audit (examination) or a compliance check. Should My Nonprofit Obtain an Independent Audit? State Governments: Depending on the state you operate in and the funding you receive, you may be required to conduct an independent audit.
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Such weather events impact the health of individuals living in affected communities. When disaster strikes, many are left displaced or homeless, without transportation and access to necessary physical and mental health services, exacerbating existing health problems. Be there for the long hall.
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The Charity CFO
JANUARY 31, 2022
The Statement of Activities is the Income Statement of a nonprofit organization. As a nonprofit, you call the difference between revenue and expenses the change in net assets. . It includes donations, grants, fundraising, earned revenue, government funding, and special events. Or profit. . These are the most common: .
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Bloomerang
JANUARY 22, 2024
You might be inspired to bring your idea to life by starting a nonprofit. million registered nonprofits in the United States, making these charitable organizations a staple of modern society. However, any new nonprofit needs a strong foundation to thrive. Starting a Nonprofit: Basic FAQs What is a nonprofit?
Getting Attention
JUNE 22, 2015
Post YOUR comms job here —nonprofits, grantmakers, B Corps & vendors serving nonprofits. Communications Director Center for Effective Government (Washington, DC). Communications Manager Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (Atlanta, GA). Communications Portfolio Manager Insight Systems Corporation for USAID.
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Stanford Social Innovation Review
AUGUST 14, 2023
Multiple generations of residents in Del Norte County have now suffered from widespread childhood obesity, low educational achievement, high teen drinking rates, poor health outcomes, and other social problems linked to high rates of trauma, unemployment, and poverty.
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 Quarterly
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
These audits are part of the bigger picture of organizational change management. A 2022 racial equity audit by the Skillman Foundation uncovered some hard truths. Below we focus primarily on foundations, but we believe that many of these findings have broader application to many types of organizations.
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Getting Attention
MARCH 9, 2015
Please post YOUR nonprofit marketing job here: Featuring jobs with nonprofit organizations, grantmakers, B Corps, and agencies and other vendors serving nonprofits. Associate Product Manager Wikimedia Foundation (San Francisco, CA). Business Development Manager Nonprofit Finance Fund (New York, NY).
Stanford Social Innovation Review
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
America’s homeless response system has been called “the emergency room of society,” conjuring images of a space where the focus is on urgent intervention—finding shelter or managing encampments—rather than trying to prevent crises from happening in the first place.
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Stanford Social Innovation Review
JUNE 18, 2024
In a Washington Post interview , Raj Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, explains how he and his team scaled a proven renewable energy program, in part by raising money from the Bezos Earth Fund and the IKEA foundation. Building, growing, and sustaining a proven program.
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Get Fully Funded
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
“Where do I look to find grants for my nonprofit?” It’s a burning question so many nonprofits have, and to be honest, I can’t say that I blame them! Think about it: what could your nonprofit do right now with a $5,000 check?? (I Getting grant funds is REALLY exciting! For one, it’s usually a lot of money. Create a list of needs.
Get Fully Funded
APRIL 6, 2021
A nonprofit Advisory Board can be a great way to engage key supporters with relevant professional skills, life experiences, and networks. Unlike a Governing Board, often called a Board of Directors, an Advisory Board has no decision-making authority and does not issue directives or have fiduciary responsibility.
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.
NonProfit Quarterly
JUNE 14, 2023
Image Credit: Charlota Blunarova on unsplash.com Private foundations are best known for their grantmaking. However, each year, foundations nationwide invest hundreds of billions, often with the simple goal of maximizing financial returns to fund future grants. At the most basic level, a guarantee is akin to automobile insurance.
NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 9, 2024
To find out, NPQ interviewed Malik Kenyatta Yakini, cofounder of the Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network (DBCFSN); Lanay Gilbert-Williams, current co-op board president; and Akil Talley, the co-op’s first full-time permanent general manager. A Decade’s Journey “One of the biggest obstacles was obtaining the land.”
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