3 Quick-Win Opportunities to Improve Member Engagement
As an association leader, you know how critical member engagement is to your organization’s long-term sustainability. After all, engaged members…
Beyond-the-Grant Support: Shifting Philanthropic Practice Toward Care and Deeper Partnership
Beyond-the-check support is a core practice within trust-based philanthropy. Yet the question of how to do it — creatively, strategically,…
What Can Philanthropy Learn from Nonprofits’ Leadership on Hurricane Helene Recovery?
A little more than a year ago, Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina. Thirty-one inches of rain, tornados, and mudslides…
Why Nonprofit Expense Tracking Matters + Categories to Know
When financial discussions happen in the nonprofit world, the focus is usually on revenue generation or the common problem of…
Reimagining Reporting, Part 2: Sharing the Vision
In a previous post, we shared what we’re learning about how funders are reimagining the reporting process, from the motivations…
Reimagining Reporting, Part 1: Insights From the Field
In philanthropic relationships, we talk a lot about power dynamics, and there’s perhaps no moment where that becomes more visible…
Risks Inherent in“Trust Based” Philanthropy – Charity Lawyer Blog
The past several years have witnessed an inspiring shift in philanthropy: fueled by leaders like MacKenzie Scott, more funders are…
Grounded in Data: Day One of CEP2025
Philanthropy leaders from across the U.S. and around world gathered in downtown L.A. on Monday amid fanfare as the city…
A Perilous Moment in the ‘Long Arc’: Day Three at CEP2025
The third and final day of CEP2025 began with a concise but comprehensive history lesson: Kelly Lytle Hernández, Thomas E.…
‘The Light Is Already On’: Day Two at CEP2025
As elections took place across the U.S., day two of CEP’s 2025 conference got underway and democracy in the U.S.…