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Success and wellness tips for Black fundraisers

Get expert professional advice and wellness tips to help Black fundraisers achieve success in their work to support community needs–without sacrificing their personal well-being along the way.

By Beth Leigh (she/her)

November 21, 2024

Strengthening communities by supporting the nonprofit workforce

Dig into data on the nonprofit workforce to learn why its workers are in need of financial support to be able to make ends meet in their own lives while working to improve those of others.

By Dr. Stephanie Hoopes (she/her) and Dr. Akilah Watkins (she/her)

November 20, 2024

Here come the Autonomists: Redefining nonprofit work

Learn how autonomists are redefining nonprofit work and why today’s highly skilled professionals are opting out of the traditional 9-5 workplace in favor of doing their own independent, project-based work in the social sector.

By Kamilah Martin (she/her/hers)

October 29, 2024

The more you know: Key facts about Black nonprofit leadership

Get key facts about Black leadership in the nonprofit sector–and find out what the data from newly published fact sheets from Candid and ABFE says about the disparities in nonprofit leadership, funding, and support that Black CEOs and leaders face.

By Lauren Brathwaite (she/her)

October 10, 2024

The data is in: DEI strategies can benefit all

Discover two key findings on nonprofit DEI strategies from Building Movement Project’s latest report, including how charitable organizations’ diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives beneficially impact staff retention and workplace satisfaction.

By Frances Kunreuther (she/her) and Mercedes Brown (she/her)

September 30, 2024

Confessions of a former DEI skeptic

A former DEI skeptic, Ford Foundation’s Diane Headley Samuels shares her personal story and career journey in HR that lead her to become an advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and practices.

By Diane Headley Samuels (she/her)

September 19, 2024

Organizing across generations for civil rights

Learn about three key multigenerational organizing strategies to create grassroots movements that can bring together diverse generations to safeguard civil rights and foster a more inclusive and vibrant democracy.

By Svante Myrick (he/him/his)

September 18, 2024

Human rights funding pivots in crisis: Tradeoffs, gaps, and lessons learned

Human rights funding peaked in 2020; delve into Human Rights Funders Network’s research findings to find out where it went and the gaps that still remain.

By Rachel Thomas (she/her) and Kellea Miller (she/her)

September 12, 2024

Investing in fair, inclusive data

As data powers the rise of new technology, discover why corporate and philanthropic funders should invest in data equity to avoid exacerbating AI biases and societal inequities that the nonprofit sector is hard at work to address.

By Zaki Barzinji (he/him/his)

September 9, 2024

Backing feminist movements, driving equitable grantmaking

Funding for women, girls, and gender-expansive people remains under 2% of total philanthropy; discover why more support of feminist movements is critical to creating a more equitable world for all.

By Vanessa Thomas (she/her/hers)

September 4, 2024

Trusting community organizers to build a multiracial democracy

Learn how grassroots power building helps advance economic and racial equity in California–and why funders’ long-term partnerships and investments in these community-led efforts are key to unlocking transformational change.

By Judith Bell (she/her) and Amado Uno (he/him)

September 3, 2024

What does racial equity look like in lean foundations?

Get insights into racial equity at today’s lean foundations–which operate with little or few staff–to learn where things stand and where progress is still needed based Exponent Philanthropy’s 2024 research report.

By Hannah Smith (she/her) and Brendan McCormick (he/him)

August 22, 2024