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3 Common Nonprofit Audit Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Independent financial audits may be mandated by your state’s charitable solicitation licensing requirements. Although they can seem like a lot…

As the Planet Heats Up, New Trends Drive Climate Giving

After the hottest year on record, 2024 has continued to bring unprecedented heat and extreme weather events. Today, 80 percent…

Nonprofit Domestications – Charity Lawyer Blog

The state in which you incorporate your nonprofit organization is called the nonprofit’s state of domicile. Sometimes nonprofits may determine…

Insights from Grantees: A CEP Blog Series

Funders have used CEP’s Grantee Perception Report to gather candid, comparative feedback from their grantees for more than two decades.…

A Framework for Democracy Philanthropy

This post originally appeared on The Art of Association blog. It is challenging for philanthropic funders to get started and…

How Giving Circles Have Shaped the Latino Community Foundation’s Grantmaking — And What Comes Next

At the heart of the Latino Community Foundation’s (LCF) mission to unleash the civic and economic power of Latinos are…

Four ‘T’s for Better Funding Relationships and Healthier Nonprofits

As the old saying goes “Victory has a thousand fathers.” And few victories come as close to that claim as…

The Whole Leader: A Call for Self-Care in Social Impact

Social impact professionals are some of the most extraordinary people on this planet. They work tirelessly to confront injustice, corruption,…

How Funders Can Support Youth Mental Health: Three Ways Forward

From social media feeds to bus depots, messages about the importance of maintaining our physical health are all around us.…

Keeping the Spark Alive: How One Funder Invests in Grantee Well-Being

Burnout within nonprofit organization staff is a growing concern within the sector, as seen in the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s…