A Giving Pledge Donor Talks About Philanthropy’s Role Right Now
Melanie Lundquist shares what she thinks philanthropists should do to respond to the current crises and how nonprofits can attract donors like her.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Major-Gift Fundraising During Crisis: Tips From Experts
Tactics and advice from veteran fundraisers to help you stay in touch with big donors, bring them closer to your cause, and boost results over the long term.
By LISA SCHOHL
Contributor
Your Questions About Winning Gifts From Major Donors During Socially Distant Times
In this week’s edition of Ask an Expert, we answer reader questions about how to stay in touch with major donors in meaningful ways and how to ask for gifts at a time when traditional face-to-face fundraising practices have been upended.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Planning and Decision Making in Uncertain Times: Watch Our Online Briefing
Two experts share insights and advice on how to create a roadmap to navigate your nonprofit’s future in a time of ‘hyper-uncertainty.’
By Margie Fleming Glennon
Chief Content Officer
Your Nonprofit Board’s Most Important — and Overlooked — Committee
Ten steps to ensure your nominating and governance committee fulfills its critical role and assembles a board that can meet today’s challenges.
By Peter Fissinger
Contributor
How to Advance Pay Equity at Your Nonprofit
Experts share simple steps managers can take to ensure fair compensation for women, people of color, and other groups that are often underpaid.
By LISA SCHOHL
Contributor
Nonprofit Leaders: Here’s How to Recruit Board Members — Even in a Crisis
How to make a better pitch to candidates for board service and six ways to improve recruitment overall.
By Joan Garry
Contributor
Achieving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: a Curated Guide to Help Nonprofits
While nonprofit leaders and employees have long talked about the need to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion, the pandemic’s impact on communities of color and renewed calls for racial justice have underscored that need. Even before Covid, some nonprofit leaders wondered how to begin this…
By Emily Haynes and Karenna Warden
Ask an Expert: Your Questions About Year-End Fundraising
Navigating the critical giving season during a time of compounding crises is among the issues readers are concerned about.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
How to Accelerate Equity, From the Founder of a Leadership-Training Group (Podcast)
Monisha Kapila of ProInspire discusses 16 leadership practices to follow and the unique challenges leaders of color face.