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What we’re thinking and learning about right now and the news and issues that matter to nonprofits.

Nov 08 2018 | Sandy St. Louis
Women of Color in Leadership, The Boston FoundationThe Women of Color Visions Reception, held on November 1, was an opportunity to uplift the vision and leadership of five trailblazing women of color who are heading organizations doing incredible work across a wide variety of sectors, including housing,... → More
Categories: Leadership
Oct 12 2018 | Sandy St. Louis
Three leaders in the nonprofit sector discuss the opportunities and challenges of building diverse and inclusive organizations. → More
Categories: Leadership
Sep 21 2018 | Owen Berson and Ning Jun Yuan
Photo of PanelistsMillennials of color are feeling the pinch and in order to attract and retain talented staff, companies — especially in the nonprofit sector — need to develop strategies to make working in the sector a viable option. → More
Sep 18 2018 | Owen Berson
Wage Equity MattersOur new analysis of nonprofit compensation should spark conversations about race and pay, and how our compensation decisions affect everyone in the sector. → More
Sep 09 2018 | Lyn Freundlich
Flu season is back. Flu activity most often peaks in February and can last into May. In New England and across the nation, employers are gearing up for the yearly problems that come with this time of year. The most recent weekly U.S. report from the CDC shows... → More
Categories: Human Resources
Jul 24 2018 | Ning Jun Yuan
Stewart Lanier presenting at a workshopLearn to understand what causes organizational conflicts and how to face them openly. → More
Jul 19 2018 | Vu Le and Josh Sattely, Esq.
Fiscal SponsorshipMany critical programs, like Google for Nonprofits, only provide support to 501c3s. As a result, the products and services made available at low or no-cost to nonprofits are not available to thousands of fiscally-sponsored charitable programs. → More
Tags: vu le, tech
Jul 01 2018 | TSNE
Human Resources Best Practices: Resources from Nonprofit ExpertsThe foundation of good human resources practices rests on the understanding that you have a dual responsibility to ensure that people are treated fairly and given the opportunity to do their best work, while also protecting the organization legally and in the... → More
Categories: Human Resources
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Jun 27 2018 | TSNE
CSIO Press ConferenceNew report highlights immigrant perspective on grassroots organizing and the importance of knowing who "has their backs." → More
Jun 25 2018 | TSNE
People at a deskWhat exactly do interim executive directors do, and how do you know when — and if — your nonprofit needs one? If you do need one, how do you choose the best one? → More

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