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
Funding the Resistance Is Not a Winning Strategy. Here’s What Is.
Billions spent fighting Trumpian populism hasn’t worked. Practicing a pluralistic approach to grant making will.
By Daniel Stid
Contributor
Elections, Springsteen, and the American Spirit
Our nation is more than who sits behind the Resolute Desk. A new Bruce Springsteen documentary offers hope for democracy and civil society.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
How Elon Musk’s Election Antics Harm Philanthropy
Musk’s interference in the presidential race represents the obliteration of philanthropy’s political red line and is a signal flare for the field.
By Benjamin Soskis
Contributor
I’m Rooting for DEI. But Why Are So Many Programs Falling Short?
Diversity work is facing a turning point: It can either maintain the largely ineffective status quo or evolve into something better.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
In This Moment of Division, Signs of Unity on Issues That Matter to Nonprofits
Americans want nonprofits and foundations to lead on some of the country’s toughest challenges, a new survey says. Here are four strategies to answer that call.
By Stephanie Dodson Cornell
Contributor
The ‘Other Side’ May Win the Election. But Funders Can Still Spark Change
National politics are paralyzed by polarization. Individual Americans, however, can drive the social change grant makers want.
By Evan Feinberg
Contributor
Even in an Era of Trust-Based Philanthropy, Grantees Can’t Trust Funders
Wellspring’s recent announcement of winding down is the latest example of sudden donor pivots harming grantees and perpetuating power imbalances.
Dreams for My Daughter — and Our Democracy — on Election Day
The fight for a multiracial democracy where all people can fully participate must continue long after Election Day.
By Cora Daniels
Contributor
Is it Time to Retire the Phrase ‘BIPOC?’
Overused acronyms and jargon aren’t just confusing — they make it harder for nonprofits to achieve their goals.
By Jeff Raderstrong
Contributor