Q3 is well underway — is your organization operating against accurate information as you develop goals for the coming year, and beyond? And, do you know what you don’t know about the audiences and communities you serve and hope to engage ahead? These are questions worth considering at any point in time — and especially…
Consider how radically technology has altered the business landscape over the past several years, from software as a service (SaaS) platforms that make it easier for employees to communicate and collaborate in real time to the explosion of digital marketing efforts. Digital innovations have just as much transformative potential for nonprofits as businesses, but the…
One of the clearest trends on the institutional side of the nonprofit sector is the push toward diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments. As we observed in a previous blog post, philanthropic investors have never had a wider range of options when it comes to building their portfolios, and…
Our past two blog posts have discussed what purpose-driven connections are and how they can be used to make communities (and the nonprofit sector itself) more equitable. Now we’ll turn to the operational aspects of purpose-driven connections: how organizations can establish and sustain them, as well as how they can be used to scale impact. …
In our previous blog post, we defined purpose-driven connections and examined why they’re so essential for the nonprofit sector. Purpose-driven connections are always focused on securing positive outcomes for communities, which means organizations have to incorporate feedback from a wide range of stakeholders and implement programs that are directly aligned with a community’s most pressing…
The nonprofit sector is built on collaboration. Nonprofits forge relationships with community stakeholders, grantors, the private sector, and other organizations to scale impact as quickly and sustainably as possible. One way to think about the cultivation of these relationships is through the lens of purpose-driven connections: partnerships which bring stakeholders together around shared values and…
In the nonprofit sector, collaboration is the key to scaling impact. While there are many forms of collaboration (with the private sector, other nonprofits, community stakeholders, etc.), relationships between grantors and grantees are among the most important. Nonprofit-grantor relationships are integral to the conception, implementation, and assessment of programs, which is why it’s vital to…
For funders looking for inspiration, the following is a list of national nonprofits that focus on mental health and wellbeing.
Building a culture that is supportive of employee mental health is critical to a functioning, productive team in a nonprofit organization.
Nonprofit impact (and needs) are significant right now and most are working diligently to convey that to their supporters. But how to do this effectively while being sensitive to the times is the crucial question. In this second piece of a two-part post, we share what kind of language is working in nonprofit appeals. If…