A new study from the Center for Civil Society at Johns Hopkins documents the size, shape and state of the nonprofit workforce and reveals some surprises, including the fact that nonprofits often pay better than for-profit counterparts in the same industry.
A new survey of museum staff shows some gains in the number of people of color serving in educational and curatorial roles, but very limited gains at the level of C-suite leadership.
A Wall Street Journal op-ed illustrates once again the foolishness of confusing low overhead with efficiency. Indeed, many of the most efficient nonprofits have higher overhead because overhead is needed to be effective.
The College Board’s latest release in its “Trends in Higher Education Series” indicates that college costs might be stabilizing temporarily but need-based aid remains scarce.
Five nonprofit scholars take a new approach to the question of nonprofit sustainability in a recent national study.
If balancing the geographic inequities of this successful program could improve family nutrition, children’s health, and school attendance rates, it seems worthy of attention.
In Great Britain, employee ownership is growing at a rapid clip of 10 percent a year. Now, an academic report commissioned by the country’s employee ownership association is making a call to spur further growth through concerted national policy.
When you read beyond the headlines of how much charitable giving occurred last year, you’ll find the economic backstory pretty alarming. Can you say “plutocracy”?
We love these studies that delve into the effects of fundraising messages on various folk. They can border on silly but are always thought provoking and sometimes instructive!
The new Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report could be seen as another piece of dire news, but let’s keep a long-term view and remember that we are in unpredictable times.
