Insights
What we’re thinking and learning about right now and the news and issues that matter to nonprofits.
Jan 30 2020 | Lori Manzelli
TSNE is formally announcing the transfer of the property located at 260 Washington Street to the Urban Guild. → More Categories: Social Justice
Our Journey to Becoming a Learning Organization: TSNE’s Three Core Principles of Continuous Learning
Jan 21 2020 | Nwando Obele
Recent political, social, and economic shifts have created tremendous waves of uncertainty that threaten to engulf some nonprofits. During these precarious times, nonprofits must continue to develop and strengthen their organizational learning capacities. → More Categories: Learning and Evaluation, Organizational Development
Dec 16 2019 | Lilo Altali
In November of 2018, TSNE launched the Learning Lab, a two-year strategic initiative that will inform our social impact investment strategies. The Lab is exploring how we can better understand the capacity-building needs of under-resourced nonprofits... → More Categories: Learning and Evaluation
Nov 15 2019 | TSNE
With fewer than six months to “Census Day,” April 1, 2020, it’s time for nonprofits to mobilize to make sure our communities get their fair share of resources and representation. Learn more about how the 2020 Census works and will impact your community and... → More Categories: Diversity and Inclusion, Public Policy and Advocacy, Social Justice
Nov 15 2019 | TSNE
Karilyn Crockett, PhD, a Lecturer of Public Policy and Urban Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discusses themes from her new book People before Highways: Boston Activists, Urban Planners, and a New Movement for City Making, a fascinating... → More Categories: Diversity and Inclusion, Public Policy and Advocacy, Social Justice
Nov 15 2019 | TSNE
Embedding equity and inclusion in organizations is increasingly a priority for many nonprofits. Still, with a host of new research and learning on how to structure our policies and practices to support this work, many leaders struggle to maintain momentum... → More Categories: Diversity and Inclusion, Organizational Development
Oct 23 2019 | Lori Manzelli
Anyone who has worked in the nonprofit field has been asked, “How can we do more with less?” It’s a frustrating question with an impossible answer. Wouldn’t the better question be, “How can we do more with what we already have?”
This was the focus of the... → More Sep 09 2019 | Ning Jun Yuan and Jessica Sáenz
On Friday, September 6, 2019, TSNE hosted a panel of millennial leaders of color who shared their experiences in rising to the top of their organizations and the lessons we can learn to lift up others to create a stronger and more diverse sector. Millennials... → More Categories: Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership
Aug 16 2019 | Sandy St. Louis
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley discussed her affordable housing agenda on Thursday (August 15, 2019) at The Link in Kendall Square. The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce hosted the event with a packed crowd of Millennial and Gen Z constituents. → More Categories: Public Policy and Advocacy
Jul 26 2019 | TSNE
Fund development is the ongoing strategic positioning of an organization to sustain and grow its resources by building relationships with those who understand and care about the organization’s relevance to the community. Building these relationships requires... → More Categories: Grants and Philanthropy