Human Rights
Nonprofits Don’t Really Care About Diversity
Nonprofit staff isn’t very diverse. Nonprofit boards aren’t very diverse. Nonprofits need more diversity.
Rosetta Thurman
Nonprofits
Back to the Future: Will We See a New Generation of Nonprofit Organizations in 2011?
There are new leaders coming into the nonprofit sector with ideas that have the potential to change the way social change happens. It’s time to ask some new questions.
Nonprofits
3 Reasons Why You Should Stay in Your First Nonprofit Job for at Least a Year
If you do a great job and make the most of your network of peers and colleagues, you’ll be well on your way to creating a successful nonprofit career path.
Nonprofits
Unhappy at Your Nonprofit Job? Maybe It’s Not Them, It’s You
Three ways to improve your job satisfaction without leaving your organization.
Nonprofits
Why We Love Social Media
Could findings from a study on oxytocin be applied to social media?
Foundations
New Florida Legislation: A Slap in the Face to Nonprofit Diversity Advocates
The philanthropic community has no public opposition to a new, ill-advised piece of legislation.
Nonprofit Management
The Nonprofit Sector Needs More Buffalo
We need to face the challenges in our communities head-on and charge right through the fear and uncertainty for the greater good.
Nonprofits
Four Ways to Create a Successful Nonprofit Career Path
A few ideas to consider if you’re trying to figure out how to create your own path.
Nonprofits
Why Personal Branding Is the Most Effective Career Tool for Young Professionals
Why it’s important for young professionals to consider personal branding an essential part of their professional development.
Nonprofits
11 Reasons Why New College Grads Should Pursue Nonprofit Careers
For those interested in social innovation but who aren't sure what they want to do next.
Nonprofit Management
No More Master’s Degrees and Reverse Mentoring
Rethinking leadership—a few sources of advice.
Philanthropy
How the Now Generation of Leaders Can Change Philanthropy
"One thing I don’t want to see is young people come in and accept things as they are.”—Bill Somerville, president of the Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
Social Innovations
Five People You Should Be Following on Twitter
A list of social innovators worth watching.
Nonprofit Management
How to Start a Nonprofit Side Hustle: Know the Basics
For those looking to expand their employment options, nonprofit consulting may be the perfect option for your skills.
Nonprofits
Four Ways to Innovate Your Nonprofit Career
Five ways nonprofit professionals can innovate and think differently about their careers.
Nonprofit Management
The Normative Problem with the Term ‘Next Generation’ Leaders
The ‘next generation’ moniker gives young people the sense that they have to wait before they can lead. But youth can be 'now generation' leaders.
Nonprofits
28 Days of Black Nonprofit Leaders: Benjamin Jealous
In honor of Black History Month, this blog will highlight 28 black nonprofit leaders who are working to make our world a better and more hopeful place for generations to come.
Nonprofit Management
Five Ways to Emerge as a Nonprofit Leader
Passing the torch of nonprofit directing from one generation to the next must involve five behaviors that encourage emergence leadership.
Philanthropy
28 Days of Black Nonprofit Leaders: Emmett Carson
In honor of Black History Month, this blog will highlight 28 black nonprofit leaders who are working to make our world a better and more hopeful place for generations to come.
Arts
28 Days of Black Nonprofit Leaders: Erica Hunt
In honor of Black History Month, this blog will highlight 28 black nonprofit leaders who are working to make our world a better and more hopeful place for generations to come.
Nonprofits
Stop What You Are Doing Right Now and Donate to Idealist.org
We can’t let Idealist go down like this. We need them. And now, they need us.
Nonprofit Management
The Nonprofit Institutional Dilemma and More on the Future of Infrastructure Organizations
What does the future hold for nonprofit infrastructure groups?
Nonprofits
Five New Nonprofit Voices to Follow
Five new, young blog voices from the nonprofit sector.
Nonprofits
Working at a Nonprofit Does Not Equal Social Change
Just because you work at a place the IRS has deemed tax-exempt does not mean you're effecting social change.
Nonprofit Management
Does Generation Y Discriminate Against Baby Boomers? Or Is It the Other Way Around?
Addressing inter-generational tensions in the nonprofit work sphere.
Nonprofits
The Difference Between Knowledge and Wisdom
Generation Y thinks we know it all. We go off to college to get a good education, a fancy degree, and then think we know how to do everything right away. But there’s a big difference between knowledge and wisdom.
Nonprofits
Does Generation Y Really Want Change?
Nonprofits
We Are the Possible: Meet Samuel Isaac Richard
An interview with Isaac Richard, a young nonprofit leader in Phoenix.
Nonprofits
We Are the Possible: Meet Lindsey McDougle
An interview with Lindsey McDougle, a doctoral student at the University of San Diego pursuing a degree in Leadership Studies with a specialization in Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies.
Nonprofits
Generation Y and the Perils of Milli Vanilli Leadership
Generation Y leaders benefit from acting their age.
Nonprofits
You’re Never Too Young to Change the World
High school kids restore faith in the next generation of social change.
Nonprofits
From Entry-Level to Leadership: How to Join a Nonprofit Board of Directors
Board experience proves invaluable to leadership development.
Nonprofits
Creating the Safe Space to Talk About Race in the Nonprofit Sector
Just because we now have a president of color does not mean we should take the topic of diversity off our agenda.
Nonprofits
Why I Wish Nonprofits Would Stop Using the Word “Minorities”
"We’ve got to stop using the word 'minorities' to describe the communities we serve. It doesn’t have any value. It never has."
Government
It’s Time to Turn Back the Dial
The author believes President Barack Obama's inaugural speech inspires Americans to do something better in their lives.
Nonprofits
10 Ways to Become a Better Nonprofit Leader in 2009
A top ten list of ways to enhance your leadership in the nonprofit field.
Nonprofits
Nonprofits Need Generation Y Leadership in an Uncertain Economy
The energy and talents of a new cadre of leaders may help nonprofits emerge out of the economic funk.
Nonprofits
Why Gen Y Should Nominate One of Our Own
Let's recognize our young nonprofit professionals.
Nonprofits
Building Capacity for Hawaii’s Nonprofits
Community Links Hawai'i is making the nation's island state a just, healthy, and sustainable place.
Nonprofits
Off to Honolulu! Recommended Reading and Awesome October Conferences
"Starfish" organizations are gaining the upper hand in the nonprofit world.
Nonprofits
Letter to John D. Mcllguham, Publisher of The NonProfit Times and the 2008 Power & Influence Top 50
There were hardly any people of color on the "next generation leaders" list.
Nonprofits
Is It Better to Work in the Front of the House?
Should the focus be on more fulfilling work -- or higher salaries?
Nonprofits
Take Back Your 9 to 5: Cultivate a Slash Career in the Nonprofit Sector
"Custom blend" your career.
Nonprofits
Take Back Your 9 to 5: Develop a Personal Mission Statement
How to live out your values more fully.
Nonprofits
Young Nonprofit Professionals Need to Keep It Real
Finding one's voice in the company of more experienced elders can be challenging.
Nonprofits
Are We Still Involved in the Pursuit of Truth? If Not, Why Not?
Let's not lose our college idealism.
Nonprofits
Is Capacity Building Making a Comeback in the Face of Economic Downturn?
There's no time like the present to focus on building the capacity of your nonprofit to withstand the changing economic landscape.
Nonprofits
Coming to Terms With the Future of Nonprofit Leadership
As Baby Boomers retire, we need to think about how the next generation of nonprofit leaders will be different.
Nonprofits
Preparing the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders
We should be focused on cultivating and developing the leaders we already have in the nonprofit sector, instead of trying to attract 640,000 new ones.
Philanthropy
Philanthropy Doesn’t Care About Black People
It's high time for the nonprofit sector to put race on the table.