This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. HOPE, Inc. (Home Ownership for Personal Empowerment) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to create stable, affordable housing options for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). This month…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Organizations, like people, go through seasons of change and growth. To effectively carry out a core mission they must adapt to shifting conditions and emerging needs and opportunities. And during…
We are currently facing some of the biggest crises of our time—climate change, learning loss, global health inequities, and more—and we need new approaches if we are to make meaningful…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The law requires very little when making grants to most domestic public charities. Other than knowing a grantee’s tax status—your foundation has a great deal of flexibility. However, I regularly…
I think we have a serious problem with the donor-centered approach. Namely that the pervasiveness of this model in our sector may be perpetuating the very inequity that we are…
When you see the word “stakeholders” in education, does a clear picture come to mind? What feeling does the word invoke? Who are stakeholders anyway and how do they matter…
Charitable giving is deeply woven into the fabric of wealth planning for most affluent individuals. According to BNY Mellon Wealth Management’s recent Charitable Giving Study, 91 percent of survey participants agree…
You may have noticed that upcycled food has made its way into countless consumer product trends lists and headlines over the last few months. I find this trend to be…
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, offers U.S. states and cities the chance to invest in transportation systems that modernize infrastructure, expand access…
It is not uncommon for nonprofit executives and staff to complain about our boards of directors. How often do we become frustrated with a perceived (or real) lack of interest…
The zebra mussel has been a poster child for invasive species ever since it unleashed economic and ecological havoc on the Great Lakes in the late 1980s. Yet despite intensive…
Historically Black colleges and universities are today receiving enormous amounts of resources — from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott’s transformative multimillion-dollar donations to billions of federal dollars flowing to HBCUs through COVID-19 relief funding. Though these investments…