Service After Serving: Why Veterans Are So Well-Suited for Nonprofit Roles
This Veteran’s Day and beyond, organizations should recognize and tap the unique skills that those who served bring to the table.
By Debbie Manzanares
Contributor
Health-Equity Trailblazer Robert Ross Discusses Lessons Learned and the Future of DEI
“Right now, political events seem to be working against us — those of us who believe in a multiracial democracy, in belonging and inclusion, in Martin Luther King’s description of the beloved community. But we’re very much on the right side of history,” says Ross.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
A Silicon Valley Funder Diversified Its Board. Big Changes Followed
Recruiting former grantees onto the board has helped the Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund better connect to communities and boost fundraising.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
‘Start With Culture Change’: The Work Boards Must Do Before Launching Diversity Efforts
Nonprofit leaders, trustees, and consultants discuss what can go wrong when organizations focus on board diversity without first creating an inclusive board culture.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
How to Create a Culture of Fundraising on Your Board
You shouldn’t assume trustees know how to raise money simply because they joined your board, experts say. Here are nine ways to build a board that prioritizes fundraising — and help them succeed.
By LISA SCHOHL
Contributor
Where Should the Nonprofit World Stand on Campus Protests?
Stop romanticizing student demonstrators against the war in Gaza, and start encouraging them to reexamine their strategy.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
A New Lawsuit Could Erase the Red Line Between Politics and Charity
If successful, the suit brought by a small nonprofit would damage the charitable world’s legitimacy and fuel partisan divisions.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Foundation Compensation: When Are CEO Salaries Too High?
Without checks and balances, scrutinizing and challenging foundation leaders’ million-dollar paychecks is nearly impossible.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Five Questions to Ensure Every Board Member’s Voice Is Heard
Board structures and traditions, among other things, can interfere with everyone’s full participation
Opinion | Complaints Against Giving Back Fund’s Leadership Are Without Merit
Recent media coverage of the Giving Back Fund misleads Chronicle readers, says the fund’s founder and CEO Marc Pollick.
A management scholar says it appears that OpenAI’s board sought to exercise the “duty of obedience,” which obliges them to act in the interest of the organization’s mission.
By Alnoor Ebrahim
The Conversation
7 Ways to Know Your Board Is Diverse
One clue: Board conversations are messy in the best of ways.
By Joan Garry
Contributor
Global Bank Executive Moonlights as Owner of a Social-Enterprise Restaurant
April Tam Smith’s restaurant in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen gives people jobs with dignity, and the proceeds go toward several charities, including one that starts schools in war-torn Congo.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
It’s Time for Nonprofit Boards to Adopt Codes of Conduct
Beyond following what the law dictates, boards need a formal mechanism for addressing a range of ethical issues that are too often handled in an ad hoc manner.
What Nonprofit Boards Need to Do to Protect the Public Interest
The people who serve on a nonprofit’s board of directors are legally responsible for its performance, but to help an organization succeed, they should do much more.
By Beth Gazley
Contributor
Without a Succession Plan, ‘You’re Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’ ’
The more groups plan for a change in leadership, the better their chances of having a smooth transition. Plus, read a <a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/article/large-numbers-of-nonprofit-leaders-are-stepping-down-and-the-competition-to-find-new-ones-is-fierce">companion piece</a> about the competition for nonprofit leaders as many are stepping down.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor