Nonprofits & NGOs
Donor Retention Requires Transformation
To solve the nonprofit sector's donor retention crisis, we need to look past tactics and superficial reform: We need to transform philanthropy to make philanthropy truly transformative.
To solve the nonprofit sector's donor retention crisis, we need to look past tactics and superficial reform: We need to transform philanthropy to make philanthropy truly transformative.
To solve the talent crisis, we must move from transactionalism to transformation.
A single public metric ranking DAF sponsors by the share of assets they deploy would turn the incentive to accumulate wealth into a race to give.
Amid much discussion about the future of philanthropy, one mystery deserves more attention: Why does the giving of so many ultra-wealthy people lag far behind the aspirations they express?
A response to SSIR’s Summer 2026 cover essay.
An excerpt from The Nonprofit Paradox by Nehal Gandhi
In this interactive program on the emerging new science of norm design, you'll learn to identify the rules holding problems stuck in place and how to redesign your approach and work with—not against—these hidden dynamics.
This program is led by Jeff Leitner, cofounder of UX for Good with over 15 years of experience helping organizations understand their norms.
Access this webinarHow philanthropy can walk alongside national governments to scale development solutions that deliver over time
What a new generation of entrepreneurial donors should learn from legacy institutions and leaders.
An excerpt from A Better Way to Fundraise on making major giving the operating system for fundraising