A Nonprofit Mentoring Crisis Threatens Future Leadership of the Field
Nonprofit leaders have stopped giving advice and feedback to younger employees for fear of blowback. This is hurting the whole sector.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
Fed Up with How College Students are Behaving? Fund a Campus Pluralism Center
Donors frustrated with the response on college campuses to the Hamas attack on Israel should consider endowing centers that teach students how to cooperate across differences.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
The Israel-Hamas War: A Time for Open Hands, Not Clenched Fists
The horrors in the Middle East should spur the nonprofit world to work together to create something better — not just tear things down.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
Ibram X. Kendi’s Antiracism Center Is Struggling. Donors Share Some of the Blame.
To strengthen the racial justice movement, donors need to admit when things go wrong and ensure that better planning and accountability are in place the next time.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
‘The Bear’ Should Be Required Viewing for the Nonprofit World
A TV show about creating a restaurant is a reminder of why we need to stop criticizing each other and recommit ourselves to a shared mission.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
Want to Solve Polarization? Encourage More People to Volunteer
I’ve seen firsthand how volunteering can bridge deep political divides, says the author, who praises a new bipartisan report prescribing “Civic CPR” to bring the nation together.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
Philanthropy Could Learn a Lot About Diversity by Studying What Sports Teams Are Doing Right
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s affirmative-action ruling, foundation and nonprofit leaders need to take a hard look at alternative ways to achieve diversity. The sports world offers important lessons about what works.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
Philanthropy Needs to Support Builders — Not Bomb Throwers
In his new column for the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Eboo Patel, the leader of Interfaith America, calls for a greater focus on what’s working in the nonprofit world and how to do more of it.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
We Know That Bridging Deep Differences Is Possible. Our Organizations Do It Every Day.
A coordinated effort is needed in communities across the country to bring together people of different political parties, faith traditions, and racial and ethnic identities. A new undertaking from four major nonprofits aims to lead the way.
When grant makers turned down the author’s request 20 years ago to fund his fledgling organization, he quickly attributed it to institutionalized racism. His mentors’ response: Don’t you dare blame outside forces for preventing you from succeeding. Instead, refine your work and build something better.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor