Social Service/Public Welfare/Human Services

In philanthropy, a top-down approach and lack of lived experience has often led to funder-driven decision-making that lacks authentic community expertise and inclusion. The place-based approach gives communities and funders the authority to identify their own greatest assets and needs, and to articulate their own priorities...

Because nonprofits are tax-exempt organizations, it’s vital that they operate with complete transparency.

A 2020 United Nations report notes that women lacked the political and human rights to protect their safety if they spoke up.

More than 70 years ago, the great social psychologist Kurt Lewin described social norms as being in a state of tension.

Two Blind Brothers is a social enterprise created by Bradford and Bryan Manning.

The Nonprofit Alliance Foundation announced it has received $100,000 from AARP Foundation.

Anchoring causes us to focus on initial information we’ve received, even if it is erroneous.

American Fundraising Foundation is proud to announce it has donated $658,797 to nonprofits in support of America’s Veterans.

Most would argue that cultural competence is just another way of focusing on diversity and inclusion.

We have written about the power of “in-groups” and “out-groups.” Simply put, people define themselves in terms of social groupings and are quick to diminish others who aren’t a part of them. Those who share some defining characteristic(s) are part of our in-group, and those who don’t are in our out-group.