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CFO as Storyteller: A Powerful Voice for Your Future

Chief financial officers must go beyond spreadsheets and offer the strategic clarity your nonprofit needs to chart a sustainable course.

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Social Justice Nonprofits Rethink Media Strategy During Trump 2.0

With the Trump administration clamping down on DEI activities, social justice nonprofits that would ordinarily see public relations as a key strategy are increasingly wary.

A Call for Year-Round Community Service on the Nation’s 250th Anniversary

A Call for Year-Round Community Service on the Nation’s 250th Anniversary

The idea of the America Gives program is to encourage lasting community involvement beyond 2026.

How Museums Can Help Rebuild Trust in a Divided America

How Museums Can Help Rebuild Trust in a Divided America

Most Americans view museums as nonpartisan and vital sources of education.

The Talent Crisis Hurting Nonprofits — and America

The Talent Crisis Hurting Nonprofits — and America

Teach for America founder and Teach for All CEO Wendy Kopp says young people are being forced to turn away from public service and take jobs that insulate them from America's inequity. Here's how to win them back.

Stop Treating Impact Investing as a Side Hustle

Stop Treating Impact Investing as a Side Hustle

To ensure endowment investments routinely align with mission, foundations need to tear down the wall between CEOs and CIOs.

6 Resolutions to Help Your Nonprofit Thrive in 2026

6 Resolutions to Help Your Nonprofit Thrive in 2026

These practical steps will help you foster a healthy organizational culture during uncertain times.

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New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofits — and Tips to Make Them Work

Whether you want to sharpen your leadership, fundraising, or grant-seeking skills this year, here is guidance on how to improve.

Ezra Klein on Philanthropy’s Role at a Precarious Time

Ezra Klein on Philanthropy’s Role at a Precarious Time

America needs to renew a politics of plenty, says the New York Times columnist.

New Philanthropy Caucus Ensures Funders Have Friends on the Hill

New Philanthropy Caucus Ensures Funders Have Friends on the Hill

The caucus might be able to help members of both parties coalesce around ideas that help nonprofits have more impact.

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How to Keep Messaging on Track When Every Day Is a Crisis

Nonprofits need to maintain long-term goals while battling short-term emergencies. This communications survival guide can help.

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How Nonprofit Jargon Ignores Real Fears of Violence

As they battle weaponized political rhetoric, public safety advocates default to technical terms that confuse the communities they aim to protect. 

3 Legal Duties That CEOs and Board Members Must Know

3 Legal Duties That CEOs and Board Members Must Know

Your nonprofit’s future depends on these 3 fiduciary duties. Learn what they are and how CEOs and board members can get them right.

Bill Gates Is Wrong: This Is No Time to Back Down on Climate

Bill Gates Is Wrong: This Is No Time to Back Down on Climate

“Conservation is not a luxury of stable times. It is the test of whether civilization can save itself.”

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How to Stop Authoritarianism: What Every Funder Needs to Know

This two-step strategy has helped other countries halt democratic backsliding. It can work in the U.S. if we act quickly.