How to Navigate a Leadership Transition
A collection of advice to help nonprofit employees adapt to new leadership roles, or new leaders, whether they are executives, board members, managers, or staff.
What Nonprofits Can Learn From #OscarsSoWhite
Charities face the same problem as Hollywood, but we can all join a push to end bias and promote fair compensation.
By MONISHA KAPILA
Contributor
In an Election Year, the Y Campaigns for Attention
The charity throws a tiny hat in the ring in hopes of diverting some donations to its cause.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Independent Sector CEO Praised as Data Savvy and Collaborative
A one-time Catholic research fellow, Dan Cardinali represents a pivot in leadership for Independent Sector.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Grant Makers Applaud Transparency, but Most Don’t Practice It, Study Says
A shortage of staff time and other resources are cited as barriers to greater openness, according to a new survey of foundation leaders.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
When You Wear Many Hats — Including One for Human Resources
A collection of tools and advice to help you manage human resources at your nonprofit, especially if you don’t have a personnel department or staff members with formal human-resources training.
Ad Campaigns Put the Y and YWCA Head to Head
The charities unintentionally started similar public-awareness drives simultaneously. Experts differ on whether they will give each other a boost or confuse the public.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Ford Foundation to Push Films on Inequality at Cannes Festival
The foundation is taking its focus on inequality to the silver screen, launching an effort at the festival’s Doc Corner film market to promote the distribution of documentaries spotlighting social-justice issues, reports Variety.
How One NFL Team Helps Strengthen Local Nonprofits
The Philadelphia Eagles football team changed its approach to philanthropy to better share its assets with nonprofits.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Experts Urge Wounded Warrior to Address Criticism Directly, and Fast
The veterans charity faces a communications crisis even if it has done nothing wrong, and it needs to do more to head off irreparable harm, nonprofit experts say.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
New York Times Investigation Adds to New Criticism of Wounded Warriors Charity
Just hours after CBS broadcast a report on the Wounded Warrior Project raising questions about excessive spending on conferences for staff members and other purposes, The New York Times released an extensive investigation that highlighted additional concerns.
Build a Stronger Social-Media Presence
A collection of resources to help your nonprofit stand out from the competition, get millennials and baby boomers interested in your group, avoid common pitfalls, and more.
To Build Causes Into Movements, Look Beyond Hashtags
Traditional organizing and emotional attachment to a charity’s work must accompany clever messages.
By CASSANDRA EVARD
Contributor
New Commercials Highlight Y’s Social Programs
The Y has started running paid commercials to change its image from that of a gym and swim club to a social movement, reports The New York Times.
Deal to Push STD Testing Ends AIDS Group’s Feud With Tinder
Popular mobile dating app Tinder will post links to sites for sexually transmitted disease testing in a deal that will see the AIDS Healthcare Foundation take down billboards linking the “hook-up” service to the spread of a chlamydia and gonorrhea, Reuters reports.
GuideStar Redesigns Charity Profiles to Emphasize Results
The changes reflect a sector-wide discussion about how to measure and communicate about program effectiveness.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor