Insights
What we’re thinking and learning about right now and the news and issues that matter to nonprofits.
Apr 22 2019 | Lori Manzelli
The Mattapan Food and Fitness Collaborative was formed after Vivien Morris, then working at Boston Medical Center as a pediatric dietician, conducted a study on the cost of a healthy diet in her home neighborhood of Mattapan → More Categories: Collaboration and Merger, Social Justice
Apr 11 2019 | Patrick Cutrona
On April 1, exactly one year before “Census Day 2020,” nonprofit and community leaders were joined by elected officials at the East Boston branch of the Boston Public Library for a 2020 Census Kick-Off Event. As many people are already turning their attention... → More Categories: Public Policy and Advocacy
Apr 08 2019 | TSNE
Like any other set of skills, your approach to nonprofit leadership has to be honed over time, evaluated, and recalibrated. Organizational shifts, staffing changes, mission, and values adjustments can all affect a leader’s approach to their work, so whether... → More Categories: Leadership
Mar 25 2019 | Lori Manzelli
Given the national discourse around LGBTQ+ rights and the #MeToo movement, many nonprofits are exploring how they can create more inclusive environments and foster greater gender equity in the workplace. → More Categories: Diversity and Inclusion, Human Resources
Mar 22 2019 | Lori Manzelli
On March 1, TSNE welcomed the Alliance for Nonprofit Management as our newest fiscally sponsored organization. → More Categories: Collaboration and Merger
Feb 15 2019 | Lilo Altali
“How can we better understand the capacity-building needs of under-resourced nonprofits promoting social good?” That is the question that TSNE is asking in order to inform our social impact investment strategy. To answer this question, we launched the... → More Categories: Learning and Evaluation
Feb 04 2019 | Lori Manzelli
The Massachusetts Census Equity Fund and Massachusetts Voter Table are beginning to engage communities around the 2020 census. → More Categories: Public Policy and Advocacy
Jan 01 2019 | TSNE
There is a big emphasis on return on investment (ROI) by foundations right now. It has many nonprofits scrambling to develop methodology and tools for collecting data. → More Categories: Learning and Evaluation
Jan 01 2019 | TSNE
Your new fiscal year may have started, or perhaps you’re gearing up to begin next year’s budget planning process. Either way, a sound budget can help you keep your programs on track. → More
Categories: Financial Management
Nov 14 2018 | Cate Reynolds
In October, Equity in the Center hosted their 2018 Summit in Baltimore where they highlighted organizations that were successfully building a race equity culture and the leaders driving that work. TSNE staff were there to bring lessons learned back to the... → More Categories: Diversity and Inclusion