The failure of philanthropy to recruit Native American staff and board members is not a pipeline issue. It’s a failure of imagination.
How to Seek, Find, and Engage Native American Staff and Board Members
Ad Scholar to Charities: “Keep it Positive, You’ll Live Longer”
Emotional hooks in advertising work in the short term, but you can better grow your brand and attend to immediate fundraising needs through positive messaging.
When Nonprofit Staff Find Themselves in Organizational Chaos
Sometimes, when things start to go sideways in your nonprofit workplace, it is hard to know when to intervene.
Remember their Names: An Installation at Harvard Recalls Sackler Victims
Last week, the lobby of Harvard’s Arthur M. Sackler Museum was transformed into a memorial for people who have died from opioid overdoses in Massachusetts.
Grassley’s Concern over Hospital Debt Collection Practices: Too Little, Too Late
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, usually eager to challenge the nonprofit sector on its failings, is moving far too slowly on nonprofit hospitals that don’t adhere to reasonable practices.
How Much is Enough? Corporate Reparations from the Parent of Krispy Kreme and Panera Bread
The horrific history of one family whose riches flowed in part from forced labor in the Nazi era illustrates the depth of the debts that reparations must address.
Understanding How Cultures Change
A well-known UK philanthropic leader considers how institutions profoundly shape our own ideas, and how that in turn functions to shape and sometimes limit strategies and change processes.
A Wave of Global Youth Activism: Greta Thunberg Is Time’s Person of the Year
Yesterday, Time Magazine declared Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as its “Person of the Year,” showing youth activism as an emergent social force.
ICE Pulls Immigrant Hotline, but Advocates Fight Back
According to a suit, the reason behind the shutdown of a hotline for immigrants is tied to ICE’s “perverse” reaction to a prestige Netflix show. You can’t make this stuff up.
Boston Loses the Harriet Tubman House as Agency Struggles with Its Finances
A financially strapped community organization in Boston’s South End tries to get solvent—but as it sells its building, the neighborhood cries foul.
Foundations Seek to Rein in Silicon Valley
A number of foundations, including some whose origins come from tech wealth, have partnered with nonprofits to restrain the political and economic power of “Big Tech.”
When Leadership Means Stepping Back and Accepting Responsibility
Boulder’s leadership is not alone in facing the challenge of white America reconciling with its past. Interrogate yourself first.