This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Certainly, there are numerous online rating systems that donors can turn to for quick information on nonprofits. But, here’s the problem: many donors are unaware that there is no one…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is always someone who is in dire need of assistance. Helping them enables us to connect with other human beings and to rediscover the good in humanity. Charity benefits not only…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With professional fundraisers (of which I used to be one, and still am sometimes), they get used to hearing “No”. Of course, they are paid to make the most thoughtful,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2010 the Road Map Project set out to double the number of students in South Seattle and South King County on track to finish college or earn a career…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With fundraising, especially in the non-profit sector, there’s always more work than there is time. From courting potential donors to hours of grant writing, there are very few times a fundraiser’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our top policy priority is investing in pathways out of poverty for all opportunity youth. The transition to adulthood is a critical inflection point. It is a time when young…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. SAM Prince is one of Australia’s richest Gen Y-ers, but you wouldn’t know it if you saw him walking down the street. The 33-year-old founder of Zambrero, Australia’s largest Mexican…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Imagine this: What if scientists had a tool that allowed them to edit genes directly, altering their underlying DNA? The science-fictional applications, like designer babies or Frankensteined organisms, would be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A strong and healthy board-staff partnership provides flexible and resilient leadership that contributes positively to the organization’s overall impact. To cultivate the trust, respect, candor, and communication that characterize a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Boards that don’t pay attention to executive evaluation and compensation are opening the organization up to serious risk. One doesn’t have to look far to find evidence of public officials…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We may be the only lawyers on earth whose clients are all innocent. — a poster for the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Steven Wise is an attorney for animals, notably two…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Domineisha, a 24-year-old from an impoverished neighborhood in Los Angeles, dreamed of becoming a nurse, but she had to choose between pursuing a career or helping her family pay the…