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Category: Nonprofits

For-Profit News Outlets are Exploring Nonprofit Models

September 20, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

As journalism’s traditional business model continues to stumble, many for-profit news outfits — legacy brands and 21st-century digital natives alike — are moving to explore, adapt, and adopt the nonprofit model.

Rethinking What Capacity Building Should Be — and Who Should Decide

August 28, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

As more nonprofits and funders look to further their impact and sustainability, power and equity are at the center of a growing movement to reimagine the language and practices of capacity building.

Collaboration at the Heart of Community Transformation

August 15, 2023

By Tory Martin

Volume 15, Issue 1 of The Foundation Review highlights ways foundations can support collaboration among nonprofits and communities to increase and sustain the impact of programs and initiatives over time.

New Organizational Structure Models are Toppling the Staff Pyramid

June 23, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Efforts to alleviate burnout and economic and workplace inequity are leading more nonprofits to look for opportunities to spread the work, responsibility, and credit among more staff — and even other organizations.

More Nonprofit Employees are Moving to Unionize

June 6, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

After decades of declining enrollment, organized labor is back on workers’ minds — including in the nonprofit sector — as staff see unionization as a pathway to better pay, greater wellbeing, and increased equity.

IRS Delays and Other Barriers to Data Mean Real Risks for Nonprofits

April 24, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Pandemic-driven delays in processing and release, as well as challenges in the data ecosystem itself are putting previous data accessibility gains in jeopardy.

Fundraisers in Africa Should Look to the “Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid”

January 31, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

As Sarah Archer and Andrew Wigley from the University of Cape Town argue, those “at the bottom of the pyramid” are a major philanthropic force in Africa whose potential should not be overlooked.

The Public is Holding Nonprofits Accountable to Living Their Mission and Values

January 18, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Methods for holding a nonprofit accountable — for their actions, fiscal choices, community relationships, etc. — have not always been clear, accessible, or publicized. That seems to be changing now.

The Rise of Collaborative Funding

January 18, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Recent research illustrates the undeniable rise of funder collaboratives. These new partnerships are a starting point for change — and for moving hundreds of millions of dollars.

A Comprehensive Field Scan of Youth Philanthropy to Inform its Support and Development

December 6, 2022

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Camille Gerville-Reache shares research that examines how youth engagement improves philanthropy. She highlights the need for greater support and representation of young people in philanthropy.

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