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Topic: Nonprofits

Practice Guide // Adopting Community-Centric Fundraising

April 22, 2025

By Tory Martin

This practice guide accompanies the report, “Adopting Community-Centric Fundraising: Findings from a National Study.”

Webinar // 11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2024

March 20, 2024

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

A panel of social sector experts shares an engaging conversation around this year’s trends in philanthropy based on the Johnson Center’s 11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2024 report.

Report // 11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2024

January 17, 2024

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Experts and thought leaders from the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy have examined changes in the field and identified 11 trends in philanthropy that we expect to see impacting our sector in 2024.

Webinar // Will There be Nonprofits in 30 Years?

September 18, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

In this recorded webinar, leaders from around the sector joined us for a conversation exploring innovative forms of community engagement and philanthropy that don’t need their own tax status to thrive. 

Webinar // International Perspectives on Trends in Philanthropy

August 22, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

In this webinar, philanthropic leaders and researchers from Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. discuss how nonprofits and foundations in their nations are responding to forces at work in the sector.

Webinar // How Has Philanthropy Changed in 30 Years?

August 22, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

In this webinar, Michael Moody and Jeff Williams discuss what nonprofits and donors can do to prepare for sustaining the important work of philanthropy in a new era of change and challenge.

Report // Nonprofit-Funder Dialogue Series

July 11, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

This report is the result of a three-part Nonprofit-Funder Dialogue Series designed to build trust and challenge traditional roles and power dynamics between funders and regional nonprofit leaders.

Report // Capacity Building Needs Survey of Nonprofits Led by People of Color in Kent County

June 21, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

This report aims to inform the design and provision of opportunities for capacity builders to meet the identified needs of nonprofit leaders of color and support the success of these individuals and organizations in Kent County, Michigan.

Podcast // Learning for Good

May 22, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

In this episode of the Learning for Good podcast, Mandy Sharp Eizinger joins host Heather Burright to talk about staff well-being and what nonprofit organizations can do to help prevent burnout even in the midst of a change.

Webinar // How Philanthropy is Evolving: 1992–2022

March 1, 2023

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

In this webinar hosted by the Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy at Texas A&M University, experts discuss how giving and the broader nonprofit sector has changed over the past 30 years, and what the future of philanthropy may look like.

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