Mel and Pearl Shaw

Does philanthropy benefit Black led nonprofit organizations? Are Black voices leading conversations on how to improve life for Black people? Are Black visions part of the city planning process? Coming…

Part two of a mini-series on nonprofit budgeting Nonprofits, big and small, focus on fundraising as pivotal to ensuring sustainability. But that’s not enough. Like it or not, budgeting is…

Let us pull back the curtain on the relationship between local government and nonprofits to share a story of a community that works together. Last week, we had the opportunity…

Are you planning for how you’re going to work extra hard in 2024 to make your nonprofit a success? If you answer yes, we ask you to consider a different,…

Are you a holiday scrooge? We hope not, but it can happen to the best of us. Sometimes it happens like this: We believe we have plenty of time before…

Part one of a mini-series on nonprofit budgeting Isn’t it enough to secure the funding you need to operate your nonprofit? Do you have to be involved in the organization’s…

We are all busy doing good work. We are researching, writing, teaching, speaking, advocating, planning, convening and more. We are ending hunger, HIV, war, and policies that discriminate. We are…

We need some new rules for America’s nonprofits! There are over1.8 million nonprofits in the U.S. who contributed $1.4 trillion to the economy in 2022, according to the Independent Sector.…

If you’re responsible for fundraising with a nonprofit, you need access to fundraising records. This includes knowing who has provided consistent support over the years. And when the organization last…

Part two of a two-part interview with Cedric Brown Blue days, all of them gone. Nothin’ but blue skies from now on. These words are a refrain from a classic…