4 Practical Fixes for the Nonprofit Burnout Crisis
What nonprofit leaders can do to keep their best people from walking out the door.
By Kevin Wilkins
Contributor
Practicing ‘Work-Life Harmony’
How a Boston nonprofit leader meets her mission without burning out.
Ms. Foundation’s Next Leader Wants to Expand the Feminist Funder’s Coalition
Tracy Sturdivant wants more people to see gender justice as their charge, too.
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press
Some Funders Want Nonprofits to Merge
If done right, mergers can strengthen finances and boost impact. But there are costs, and egos, to navigate.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Make AI Your Strategic Thought Partner: Here’s How
Nonprofits that use AI for more than routine tasks are seeing the payoff. Five leaders explain how to get started.
By David Wheeler
Contributor
How Giving Homeless People $750 a Month Improved Lives
The recipients could use the money in any way the chose. There was no evidence that participants squandered the money they received.
By Benjamin F. Henwood
The Conversation
Nonprofit Status of NCAA Athletic Departments Starts to Raise Questions
College sports have become big business, but athletic departments are still operating as tax-exempt nonprofits, even as a growing chorus of voices is wondering whether this designation should be re-evaluated.
By Andrew Urbaczewski
The Conversation
Nonprofits Sit on a Gold Mine of Stories. It’s Time to Use Them.
Storytelling can reveal behavioral patterns and systemic failures that quantitative metrics often miss. I speak from experience. Telling my story helped me win freedom.
By David Gaspar
Contributor
Can’t Afford an Executive? Hire One Part Time.
Fractional executives let small and midsize nonprofits punch above their weight by bringing in senior talent at a deep discount. Here's how it works.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Nonprofit Leaders Call for Unity to Combat Government Threats
The National Council of Nonprofits and Independent Sector touted new efforts at a meeting on the relationship between charities and the government.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Ditching the Strategy Marathon for a Sprint
A Minneapolis firm condenses months of work into a single intensive day, sending charities out with a one‑year road map.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Is Your Team Afraid of AI? Here’s the Fix
Leaders can create parameters for use, facilitate an open environment where people can try things out, and make learning easy.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Monthly Cash Payments Could Boost Disaster Survivors. A Maui Nonprofit Tries It Out
Proponents of cash assistance for disasters say it gives people agency over their recovery and flexibility to meet their specific needs
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira
Associated Press
Ms. Foundation Outgoing CEO Reflects on the Pursuit of Equality
Under the leadership of Teresa Younger, a Black and Indigenous woman, the foundation took on domestic abuse, expanded its investments in the South and Midwest, and raised more than $100 million for its endowment.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
What Prison Taught Me About Leading in Crisis
YouthBuild Global CEO John Valverde spent 16 years in prison. The experience shaped how he leads a nonprofit through high-stakes, unstable conditions.
By John Valverde
Contributor