UCLA Students Take On the Role of Grant Makers
Students enrolled in Philanthropy as Civic Engagement spend 10 weeks researching local nonprofits, visiting with charity executives, and discussing how to make the greatest impact through giving. After 10 weeks, they vote on how to award $80,000 to Los Angeles nonprofits.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Nonprofit-Provided Bicycles Help Poor People Access Jobs, Schools, and Health Care
World Bicycle Relief works in rural areas of developing countries where people get around mostly on foot. Women and girls spend much of their day walking to collect water, firewood, and other necessities, and walking to school can take hours.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
How to Hand Over the Reins: Two Leaders Share Lessons From Their Own Transition
A former and current executive director of an organization share their tips for a smooth handover of leadership.
By Barbara A. Glassman and RACHEL HOWARD
National Service Is One of the Few Things That Could Unite America
A new national campaign will raise up diverse voices from across the political spectrum in support of expanded national service. We call on philanthropic organizations of all stripes to join us.
By Laura Lauder and Stanley McChrystal
What to Consider — and What to Avoid — When Reopening Your Nonprofit Office
Nonprofit leaders and human-resource experts share advice to help bring employees back to the office safely and support — and keep — them in the process.
By LISA SCHOHL
Contributor
Nonprofits Need to Embrace Transparency, Even if the Supreme Court Rules to Protect Donor Privacy
Greater financial transparency, made increasingly possible by technological innovation and new social norms, is becoming a hallmark virtue of the 21st century for young people raised on social media and smartphones. Their vision for a more transparent world will become the expectation in the years to come, and they will only trust nonprofits that are open.
By Christina Asquith
Contributor
How to Create a Culture of Inclusive Fundraising
Many big-gift fundraisers still overlook donors from a variety of demographic groups, even though about 14 percent of U.S. millionaires are from minority groups. That number will likely grow.
By LISA SCHOHL
Contributor