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A recent NonProfit PRO article by Richard Perry, 4 Steps to Address the Disconnect Between Programs and Fundraising , raises a concern that many nonprofit leaders recognize immediately. Fundraising staff often struggle to describe their own organization’s programs with clarity and confidence. The article uses the comparison of a retail store to show how awkward this situation can be. A store associate who cannot identify what sits on the shelves or how products are organized

Explore why funders should invest in nonprofit learning capacity to close the research-to-practice gap. Learn how building MEL infrastructure empowers nonprofits to measure impact, foster equity, and create sustainable change.

Strategic planning has been getting a lot of attention lately, and for good reason. Mike Burns recently explored this topic in Nonprofit Pro , raising questions about how nonprofit boards participate in shaping organizational direction. His argument is simple: boards cannot treat strategic planning as a staff assignment that shows up as a completed document for approval. If strategic planning reflects governance, then a board that stands on the sidelines is not governing the

A recent article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review introduced a promising model for nonprofit collaboration called the Impact Collaborative. The concept describes how organizations can join forces to address community challenges while maintaining their independence.