Opinion|Low Compensation Effects All Nonprofit Workers — Not Just Gen Z
To attract the best people, the nonprofit world needs to end its so-called “culture of austerity.”
Press Forward Taps First Director to Guide $500 Million in Local-News Grant Making
Also, Schmidt Sciences has named its first president as it spins off from Schmidt Futures, and the charity Nontraditional Employment for Women has appointed its first Black woman leader.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
My Essay on Why I Stopped Donating Went Viral. Here’s What I’ve Learned Since.
Some of my giving practices have changed, but most of all I’ve come to see the donor-fundraiser relationship as a two-way street.
By Theodore Wagenaar
Contributor
Want Proof Funding Pluralism Works? Consider the Story of a Youth Immigrant Soccer Team.
In a deeply divisive year, philanthropy should invest in the leaders putting pluralism into practice — one community at a time.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
Stop Treating Donors Like ATMs: Here’s How
Simple steps to get off the hamster wheel of transactional fundraising and move toward relational fundraising.
By ALLISON FINE
Contributor
Center for Nonprofit Excellence Taps New Executive Director
Plus, interim leaders have stepped up at the New Hanover Community Endowment and the Princeton Area Community Foundation.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Racial Justice Programs Under Fire: Foundations Are Running Scared When They Should Double Down
Perceived legal threats following the Supreme Court affirmative action ruling are causing grant makers to backslide, fueling notions that racial justice work is discriminatory or illegal.
From Activist to Foundation Leader: Deepak Bhargava to Deliver ‘Lightning Bolt’ to Philanthropy
The new president of the JPB foundation will increase grant making to $510 million this year to support nonprofits focused on multiracial democracy and worker power.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
‘Billion Oyster Project’ Works to Replace Reefs
New York Harbor once had 220,000 acres of oyster reefs. This nonprofit is working to re-establish them.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Stuck at Home During Covid, Gen Z Started Charities
Nothing has spurred the entrepreneurial spirit of young people quite like the pandemic.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Gen Z Is Open to Nonprofit Careers — but on Their Own Terms
Young workers favor an informal work style and want a tightly defined work schedule. They’re also demanding changes in how organizations operate.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
FTC Orders Blackbaud to Overhaul ‘Shoddy’ Security Practices Behind Data Breach
The fundraising software company agreed to pay $45.9 million last year to settle claims for a 2020 data breach that affected 13,000 nonprofits.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
National Public Radio Picks Katherine Maher as Next CEO
Also, the Wallace Global Fund has a new executive director, and the Newman’s Own Foundation hired three new senior leaders.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
The Nonprofit at the Heart of a Collision of Science, Politics, Business, and Big Philanthropy
The Everglades Foundation has been at the forefront of restoring the Florida wetlands for 30 years. Not everyone is on board with its environmental plans.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
During Black History Month, Philanthropy Should Focus on the Future
While we can’t forget the past, a futurist approach ensures Black-led organizations can flourish for decades, not just a few years.
By Cora Daniels
Contributor
End Donor Dominance: Readers Respond to Op-Ed Criticizing Trust-Based Philanthropy
Readers say commentary misrepresents giving approach as lacking accountability; contend the opposite is the case.