This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the threatened repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a surprising source is emerging as the nation’s largest pool of philanthropic dollars for health: health conversion foundations. Together, 228…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While estimates are frighteningly low for the percentage of financial assets under management by women and minorities, that number is destined to change. Leading the charge for this change as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving can lead us to find our purpose and discover our calling – not just a career. It helps us find strength through some of the greatest challenges in life,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here are five tangible ways you can help after the Charlottesville protest, including speaking out against white supremacy in your own life and donating. 1. Call out white supremacy in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Well-paying jobs and career opportunities are increasingly hard to find without a postsecondary degree or industry-recognized credential. Yet many young people, especially students of color and those from low-income families,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Bozeman (pop. 43,405) has long been a magnet for outdoor enthusiasts; count Hull, an avid cyclist, among those ranks. But the small city has also earned another reputation as a…
A shared set of rules of “gift physics” that predict some of the intended and unintended effects of large gifts can help guide both sides. Conventional wisdom might prescribe that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At Fast Forward, we merge the skill sets and networks of the tech and nonprofit worlds to be that support system. We provide capital, training, and mentorship to entrepreneurs who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This Year’s World Child Labor Day quietly came and went. Child labor fell by one-third between 2000 and 2012. But about 1 in 10 children worldwide, or 168 million…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every day, judges across America face defendants who have been arrested and who come before the court for arraignment. After setting a defendant’s court date, which could be months into…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mary hung up the phone, stunned by the news that her nonprofit’s largest funder was dramatically reducing funding because of a change in giving focus. This funder’s annual gift, which…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Too often, she says, she has seen donors and volunteers waste time and money after a crisis. And like a growing number of charity leaders, she is taking a more…