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
When Participants Partake in Evaluations, Equity Is Advanced in Surprising Ways
A new study shows that when nonprofits seek feedback from everyone connected to programs, including participants, hiring practices, communications, and organizational culture become more equitable, too.
Why It’s So Hard for Foundations to Influence How Others Give
New approaches are essential for philanthropy to pursue, but grant makers can’t promote change unless they focus on gathering data, showing what change looks like, enlisting the right people to promote an innovation, and getting rid of obstacles.
Better Nonprofit Succession Planning Hinges on Training Leaders From Within
As nonprofits face shortages of top executives, they must do more to identify, prepare, and promote the talent they already have.
Mergers Might Succeed More Often If Nonprofits Focused on Workers’ Concerns
Blending boards, brands, and key staff members can be emotionally charged—and every bit as important as finances and mission.
By Katie Smith Milway and Maria Orozco
More Charities Need to Open Themselves Up to Learning Opportunities
Creating strong incentives for sharing what works and making it easy to capture knowledge can help nonprofits become more efficient and effective.
By Katie Smith Milway and Amy Saxton
Mergers Can Be a Tool for Charities in Tough Times
As the economy worsens, grant makers are likely to put pressure on nonprofit groups to look into mergers and acquisitions. While nonprofit groups frequently resist such overtures, it is time for donors, nonprofit executives and trustees — especially those with corporate expertise in mergers — to…