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American Democracy Demands Increased Nonprofit and Philanthropic Transparency
Is it time to rethink the scope of transparency and disclosure in the nonprofit and philanthropic realms? Doing so is certainly a trade-off, but it’s one that we think is worth undertaking.
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What Makes a Difference in Leadership Development? A View from the Field
FROM THE ARCHIVES Even in times of crisis, there are ways to promote leadership development.
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What Do We Know about What Makes Programs Fail or Succeed?
Charles Murray’s “three laws of social programs” discusses how social programs can “backfire,” but some of these “laws” are not immutable and can be addressed with better program design.
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A Tale of Two Nonprofit Messages on U.S. Gun Violence
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the National Rifle Association have very different messages on guns in the U.S. In the wake of recent killings, will action be taken?
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Involving Your Board and Board Members in Fund Development
A few ideas, old and new, about making fundraising more palatable to your board and board members.
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“Deliberate Deployment” or Perpetuity? Questions to Inform Timing Strategies...
Billionaire philanthropists have many options for doling out their mega-funds, and many will opt for traditional private foundations. But how do we raise questions about the timing of long-term...
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Four Small Arts Groups, One Innovative Marketing Model
Four Chicago nonprofit dance companies have merged into one: FlySpace. Is this the model of the future for many arts organizations that may benefit from pooling resources?
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Moody’s Downgrades Nonprofit Hospital Debt by Record $20B in 2012
Moody’s Investors Service downgraded a record $20 billion in nonprofit hospital debt in 2012, citing concerns about reimbursement rates, slow insurance payment rates and other issues.
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The Vicious Cycle that Stops You from Raising Money (Part 1)
Nonprofits could raise more money if they had more engaged organizations, supportive bosses, board member participation, and adherence to the body of knowledge. In this first of a two-part column,...
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How Nonprofits Should Handle REALLY Bad Publicity
An affair with a subordinate that end in a suicide, a very public suit that claims retaliation against staff for reporting sexual harassment: these are situations that we would not long for but when...
View ArticleGrowth Crises and Three Phases of Governance Response
This article looks at how board/staff relationships played out in four small cultural organizations as each encountered a growth/financial crisis.
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Exit Agreements for Nonprofit CEOs: A Guide for Boards and Executives
This groundbreaking article on the topic of exit agreements for nonprofit executives discusses when such agreements are appropriate and what should be considered.
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Mommie Dearest: Nonprofit Style
Nepotism? Conflicts of interest? A hidden agenda? The Ethicist comes to the rescue.
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As the World Turns: NPQ’s 10 Trends and 10 Predictions
In 2013, issues of economic instability and abridgements of freedom both in the United States and overseas vied with small but substantial gains in the progressive sphere. For a look at the past year...
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Can Management Principles from Zappos’ Holacracy Teach Nonprofits?
The CEO of an online retail outlet has plans to replace his company’s traditional structure with an organization style without job titles or managers.
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Financial Independence: Six Approaches
Are nonprofits and resource dependency inextricably linked? In this classic NPQ journal article, the insightful and grounded Jon Pratt says “not necessarily!” and then he walks us through six ways to...
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The Role of Nonprofits in Health Care: A Trends Summary
This article is one of a series of trend summaries by NPQ’s volunteer lay journalists. This piece by the prolific Michael Wyland, who writes often on both healthcare and policy issues for NPQ, takes a...
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The DIA’s Generosity to Executive Staff Raises Questions
In the midst of the multi-foundation deal to protect the Detroit Institute of Arts from being sold off to help pay for the city of Detroit’s bankruptcy, questions are being raised about its financial...
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Is a Volunteer an Insider or Outsider Candidate for CEO?
As senior positions turn over at large nonprofits, a number of competing logics are in play regarding appropriate replacements. Should the person be a business whiz? There’s a proven quality in an...
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Just Say No to Red Kettles?
Has the Salvation Army made enough of an effort to respect and include the LGBT community? Is it okay to drop those coins in the kettles? A group called “No Red Kettles” thinks not.
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