This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What are the basic responsibilities of nonprofit boards? Determine mission and purpose. It is the board’s responsibility to create and review a statement of mission and purpose that articulates the organization’s goals,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One sign of long-term sustainability and success within a sector is a healthy distribution or ecosystem of organizations along the spectrum of size. The Portland area for example is home…
In Episode 5 of the Giving Done Right podcast, hosts Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette are joined by Chitra Hanstad, executive director of World Relief Seattle, Washington state’s largest refugee resettlement and services…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How good are America’s public schools? It depends on where you live. Education funding is like any other public infrastructure investment. School systems with sufficient funding tend to get better…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Solar has become a staple of the U.S. power generation mix in the last decade. Now that the industry is maturing, it’s time to have a tough conversation: The solar industry needs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The shutdowns and restrictions that governments have imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19 have made it hard for many households to afford basic needs. Thousands of Americans are struggling…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The case is closed: general operating support (GOS) is both good for grantees and communities and favored by funders. Further, in CEP’s recent study, New Attitudes, Old Practices: The Provision of Multiyear General Operating…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As higher ed eyes adult learners, community colleges add supports Two-year institutions are looking beyond academics to create guided pathways to help this coveted group of students graduate or transfer.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Living in Alaska these past twenty-six years, I discovered it’s a good laboratory for social innovation. While Alaska covers a large area — 20 percent the size of the rest…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Advocates have been pushing the state to consider allowing students to continue their education until the end of this school year. Under the current rules, there’s no way for them…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2020 brought immense uncertainties to schools, so it is critical to center the design of any school model on student experiences. That’s why Lindsay Unified School District (LUSD), a small, rural district…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Researchers screened 3,904 employees and clinicians at a New Jersey hospital between late April and late June for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and for lgG-antibodies to the virus, whose presence suggests…