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The “gig economy” continues to hold back the nonprofit sector

Written by: Ryan Schlegel

Date: January 17, 2019

One of the key charges in David Callahan’s recent compelling indictment of progressive philanthropy is that progressive foundations have wasted time and money by committing to a harebrained scheme of endless program grants while their conservative opponents… Read More

Asian Pacific Community in Action is working to make the AANHPI community visible in Arizona

Written by: Troy Price

Date: March 27, 2018

Editor’s note: This post is part of an ongoing series of posts featuring NCRP nonprofit members. Seeing is believing­ – a nice proverb, but also an often unsaid maxim for philanthropic giving. After all, if a… Read More

Asking the right questions: How philanthropy can make a difference in challenging times

Written by: Aaron Dorfman

Date: March 15, 2018

NCRP president and CEO Aaron Dorfman delivered the closing keynote at the Yale Philanthropy Conference on February 23, 2018. Brief excerpts from his remarks are below. Text of the full speech can be found here. The slides… Read More

5 important strategies for funders to support power-building in the urban South

Written by: Aaron Dorfman

Date: February 28, 2018

Atlanta is the philanthropic center of the South, and is known as a city of prosperity and inclusiveness. Unfortunately, that reputation is not the reality for all residents of the Metro Atlanta region, as many of… Read More

How does Faith in Florida plan to eradicate social injustice in the Sunshine State?

Written by: Troy Price

Date: January 30, 2018

Editor’s note: This post is part of an ongoing series of posts featuring NCRP nonprofit members. As discussed in our recent post on PICO National, there is a movement of congregations uniting people of faith to… Read More

Will philanthropy sit on the sidelines as the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty fights to eliminate capital punishment?

Written by: Troy Price

Date: January 23, 2018

Editor’s note: This post is part of an ongoing series of posts featuring NCRP nonprofit members. “The American people, fully informed as to the purposes of the death penalty and its liabilities, would in my view… Read More

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