An overview of the entire issue that pulls together the threads of our major theme: the nonprofit workplace.
Design Principles for Engaged Workplaces
Williamson reviews the necessary steps for turning an autocratic-bureaucratic organization into a collaborative-democratic workplace.
Claiming our Primary Role in our Society and Global Economy
The doyen of future-vision tells the Nonprofit Quarterly why the nonprofit sector should ascend to prominence in the coming years.
In Cash There Is Opportunity
Nonprofits need not scramble for funds–and when they’re steady, constituents benefit.
Can You Really Share Your Power?
How keen are you to institute power-sharing in your organization? Take the readiness quiz.
Banquets, Bakesales and Block Parties: Public Events Can Raise Program Funds and Visibility
A quick planning guide for a fundraising event.
If it was a snake, it would’ve bit us?
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonprofits indicate job descriptions and board involvement are more apt to exist in organizations with technology plans.
Push Has Just Come to Shove: What’s Next in the Struggle for Democracy?
The need to advocate for civil liberties grows as the federal government expands its surveillance powers.
Tackling Causes Not Symptoms: New/Old Roles for Volunteers
Nonprofits form by pioneering volunteers striving to solve community problems—Susan suggests we need to reinvigorate this sensibility.
Nonprofit Workforce: How Do We Stack Up?
The authors construct a demographic profile of the nonprofit workforce and note that existing data sources do not adequately reflect this growing, dynamic sector.
A House Divided: How Nonprofits Experience Union Drives
Drawing on in-depth interviews, the authors relate the difficulties and rationales for nonprofit unionization.
Show Me the Money?
Why would committed, dedicated workers be antsy about their salaries? It could be a question of fairness, or they might just need to pay the rent.