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Radical Focus and Driving Demand for Scale

By Nancy Lublin & Aria Finger DoSomething.org just cut more than half of its programs. That’s right, we cut the majority of the programs we offered.…

Diversity and Inclusiveness in Corporate Philanthropy

Companies are realizing that thoughtful attention to issues around diversity can offer many benefits, from helping to drive employee retention and productivity to improving the…

Where Profits Aren’t Enough

By Marc Ross In developing this commentary on corporate responsibility, I kept thinking about a statement made by one of the most influential CEOs in…

Leveraging Charity Validators to Demonstrate Your Organization’s Transparency, Accountability and Impact

Now, more than ever, donors expect a new level of transparency and accountability from charities.   This panel discussion from America’s Charities 2014 Membership Assembly…

Save the Date! August 21 is Member Rally

This annual event takes place in Washington, D.C.  and is designed to prepare members for the upcoming Fall Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) and private sector…

Bringing (Corporate Social) Responsibility To The Future Of Work

By Shelly Dutton With 87 percent of the global workforce disengaged with their work, executives are constantly seeking ways to empower employees to do their best…

Four Workplace Giving Myths

I had a conversation with a family member recently when asking him if he “gives at the office.” He stated that he does not participate…

What To Do When Your Corporate-Nonprofit Relationship Just Isn’t Working

So what do you do when your corporate-nonprofit relationship isn’t working?  Perhaps you were overcommitting or they were overcommitting and certain deliverables aren’t being delivered,…

250 Organizations Join Independent Sector in Urging Lawmakers to Protect Important Giving Incentives

A number of critical giving incentives that are often included as part of the annual “tax extenders” package were extended in January 2012 for two…

Outcomes Are Complex, But Speak to Nonprofit Value

By Jason Saul In my 20-plus years working in the nonprofit world, one of the most common mistakes I’ve seen nonprofits make is measuring activities…

Tips to Increase Giving & Retain Donors

SPLC Intelligence Report: Deadly radical-right violence examined

In the wake of a neo-Nazi’s deadly attack at Jewish facilities in Kansas last month, the new issue of the SPLC Intelligence Report explores the white supremacist…