Aug
2
Tsunamis offer little warning. Their power builds as they move from deep to shallow water – that’s why people on shore fail to seek safety before it’s too late. Read my blog to learn more about the tsunami that is rolling toward the nonprofit world and what you can do to avoid becoming a victim.
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Jul
6
This month Diana talks about the White House Council for Community Solutions as well as partnerships between business, government, and our sector. Read more in her blog and share your feedback with us!
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Jun
7
Over the past decade, donors, sector leaders, and lawmakers have placed growing emphasis on measuring and communicating outcomes. In today’s fiscally-constrained environment, the need to show results that have made a difference and the effective strategies required to get there is more important than ever. Read Diana’s blog to learn more about Charting Impact, a new framework to help organizations assess and communicate the ways they are benefiting individuals, communities, and society at large.
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May
3
April 14-15, Independent Sector convened some 30 world-class academics, legal experts, and practitioners to discuss, among other things, “hybrid” organizations that blend characteristics of for-profits and nonprofits. Find out what they discussed and how it relates to comprehensive tax reform in Diana’s blog this month.
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Apr
5
April is National Volunteer month. Read an interview with Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and IS’s board chair, on the benefits of volunteering, what he learned running for a state Senate seat in Connecticut, and what everyone in Congress should know about philanthropy.
This month’s blog features a special interview with Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and IS’s board chair. In recognition of April being National Volunteer Month, Stephen talks about the benefits of volunteering; he also discusses what he learned running for a state Senate seat in Connecticut and what everyone in Congress should know about philanthropy.
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