Helping nonprofits in their sincere efforts to make the world a better place makes one very sensitive to organizations that use their nonprofit status for purely financial gain. There is one group that comes to our attention as particularly egregious. Weโre talking about the National Collegiate Athletic Associationโthe NCAA...
Because nonprofits are tax-exempt organizations, itโs 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.
During a global pandemic, just keeping a job can be tricky.
If you plan to have a career in fundraising, enjoy it. If you are not fully committed to this profession, change careers.
We have written about the power of โin-groupsโ and โout-groups.โ Simply put, people define themselves in terms of social groupings and are quick to diminish others who arenโt a part of them. Those who share some defining characteristic(s) are part of our in-group, and those who donโt are in our out-group.
Why arenโt nonprofits seeing more gains in diversity? Because we keep trying to cure the symptom instead of the disease.
Looking at three specific points in time will give nonprofits clues as to how to address the current COVID-19 crisis.
For many people, participating in nonprofit missions are the most meaningful parts of their lives.