
Nonprofits and the Power of Impact: Tracking Success in a Changing World
Ever notice how the world seems to speed up every time you turn around? Nonprofit work feels a bit like [...]

Keeping Time: What We’re Learning from Conversational Grantmaking in Practice
It’s summer, and this moment holds more than dates and deadlines. It’s a time to pause and reflect on the [...]

Listening for the Beat of Change: Conversational Grantmaking Where Accountability Demands Listening
Today, nonprofit leaders are navigating a challenging and ever-changing political and financial environment. According to the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s [...]

Why Hospitals Should Invest in Climate Actions as a Community Benefit Strategy
Which has a bigger carbon footprint: the airline industry or healthcare? If you guessed healthcare, you’re spot on. Climate change [...]

Nonprofit Marketing Analytics: Which Metrics to Watch and Why
It’s easy to go over budget on marketing without seeing significant results. However, with the right allocation of resources and [...]

Maximize Your Progress: 4 Poor Fundraising Habits to Kick
The best fundraising strategies are constantly changing, adapting to meet new patterns in giving preferences and engagement opportunities. As best [...]

Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance
Unless you measure your nonprofit’s performance, it’s impossible to know where you are succeeding and where you need to focus [...]

Investigating and Improving the Questions You Ask Grantees
Back in the mid-2010s, I served as chair of the selection committee for the Washington, DC region’s biggest award recognizing [...]

Why Are DAFs So Popular? The Appeal of Donor-Advised Funds
Do you feel like you’ve been hearing about donor-advised funds (DAFs) a lot lately? There’s a good reason for it. [...]

To Complete or Not to Complete? Measuring Community College Student Success
The motivating factors that prompt students to enroll in a community college are as varied and diverse as their academic [...]