The coronavirus pandemic reminds us of the economic fragility of so many families.
Call for Moratoriums on Evictions and Utility Shutoffs Gains Support
New Leader Takes the Helm at $6 Billion Pew Charitable Trusts
Rebecca W. Rimel, Pew’s president and CEO, prepares to step down after 26 years with a successor who has seen Pew’s rapid growth over the last 20 years first-hand.
Students Form Mutual Aid Networks to Meet Needs in Pandemic Crisis
A silver lining in the current pandemic is the emergence of bottom-up, mutual aid networks across the country and beyond.
Four in Ten Families in Arkansas Lacked Financial Stability before Pandemic
In Arkansas, many struggled to make ends meet even before the coronavirus pandemic hit.
Public Charge Rule Change Undermines Public Health
Public charge rule and enforcement actions drive immigrants further into the shadows at a time when public health requires openness.
We Will Remember
This is a global pandemic. If we keep doing work in philanthropy the way we have been, we will be complicit in the death of the most vulnerable.
“Four Futures” of the Great Recession Revisited: Nonprofits’ Hopes, Fears, and What Really Happened
In the last recession, nonprofits proved resilient, but largely failed to center the voice of the less powerful. As we face a new downturn, can our sector do better this time?
Donor Cultivation: What It Is and What It Is Not
Editors’ note: This article, first published in print during October-1999, has been republished for Nonprofit Quarterly with minor updates. In a number of my recent fundraising workshops, I have asked participants to give me a definition of donor cultivation. Here are the five worst and five best descriptions people have offered. Worst Cultivation is where you
Getting Major Gifts: The Basics
Editors’ note: This article, first published during print on October-1999, has been republished for Nonprofit Quarterly with minor updates. There are only two absolutes in fundraising: in order to raise money you have to ask for it once you receive the gift, you should thank the person who made it In studies asking people, “Why did
Choosing the Right Fundraising Strategy
Editors’ note: This article, first published in print during June-1999, has been republished for Nonprofit Quarterly with minor updates. The steering committee of the Coalition to Save Our Jobs is having a meeting. A local corporation is threatening to move out of town, claiming in a high-profile ad campaign that the labor union’s demands are forcing
Our Bodies Are the Front Lines: Responding to Land-Based Gender Violence
Some funders act as if the pipeline struggle and American Indian women’s resistance against murderous violence are separate issues. But they are deeply intertwined.
Voices from the Field: Why We Must Protect Small Businesses and Their Workers
A nonprofit organization with a mission of supporting worker cooperatives takes a stand on the need for Congress to protect small businesses.