With a board that that has drifted from the staff and community over time, the new leadership at CFS is facing the challenge of renewal of its faith-based roots amid financial challenges and systemic changes.
The Story of The National Museum of Craftsmanship
Facing perhaps the biggest challenge of its unconventional but successful history, the Museum is preparing for the departure of its charismatic founder.
The Story of United Neighborhoods
UN is part of the fabric of its community, but an increasingly difficult funding environment and a budget that is “tight as a drum” has forced cutbacks and eroded the organization’s programs and morale.
The Story of the Membership Association for the Deaf
As a defining organization for the deaf, the Association faces a dramatically changed field since it was founded thirty years ago. It must consider whether it is still relevant and whether it should close or forge a new direction.
The Bush Budget Disaster
According to Cohen, “What we have all worried about has come to pass . . . the Bush Administration is actively substituting charity and philanthropy for government programs and government funding.”
Responding to the “Shrink, Shift, and Shaft” Tax Cut Agenda
A highly partisan and successful agenda to cut government by cutting taxes has left taxpayers with meager gains and communities with an increasingly unmanageable burden. Some affected are organizing to roll back the disproportionate burden that falls on the disadvantaged and those in need.
The Story of The Generator
This organization has everything going for it, but a good sense of direction. How will it become a truly member-driven organization that cultivates the leadership the city needs?
The Story of South Cinder Health Center
A strong and resilient organization that has had its share of ups and downs, SCHC has been an effective catalyst for health and the health of the community, as well as a model employer. What’s next?
Busted: Raising More Moola vs. the Law of Diminishing Returns
At what point can a good fundraising idea become so successful and so widely adopted that it turns back on itself and destroys the organizations that use it?
Welcome to Winter 2004
Welcome to the Winter 2004 Nonprofit Quarterly. As of this writing, millions struggle to respond to the devastation caused by the tsunami at the same time that millions of others struggle to understand how to handle themselves responsibly within drastically changing political contexts. “Responsible leadership” is often a coded way of referring to highly competent
The Spiral of Sustainable Excellence
FROM THE ARCHIVE: There are any number of articles about how nonprofit organizations grow and develop over time. This classic by Paul Light, however, is in a class by itself in terms of the way he describes nonprofit development as a nonlinear process that is very much affected by the choices made by leadership.
Online Fundraising and Engagement: The Vital Link
FROM THE ARCHIVES
This interview we did a decade ago with Eli Pariser, board president of MoveOn.org, calls us all back to a fundamental law of sustainable online fundraising; first engage!