The Systemic Roots That Sprout Burnout
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onThis post is the first in a series about the nonprofit workforce resulting from a year-long, multi-pronged research effort…
Diving Deep on the Nonprofit Workforce
By Taylor Kelly in Blog on“Bottom line: the folks who work in the sector are the sector.”– Survey RespondentIndependent Sector CEO Dr. Akilah Watkins…
Leading Independent Sector’s Workforce Health Initiative
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onOur nation’s nonprofit and philanthropic workforce is always there for people and communities through the worst of times —…
Dear Philanthropy: Call Us, Maybe
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onImagine you are a leader of a small nonprofit in an under-resourced, under-serviced community. You provide a vital service…
DC Download | The Most Important Meal of the Legislative Session
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onSeptember is Better Breakfast Month, and anyone who has ever skipped breakfast knows the feeling: You start the day…
DC Download | Still Waiting for the Main Dish
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onJuly is National Picnic Month, and anyone who has ever tried to organize one knows the challenge: You plan…
House Committee Advances Nonprofit Bills in Contentious, Partisan Markup
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onEarlier this week, the House Ways and Means Committee advanced four bills impacting nonprofit organizations. For those who have…
Fighting DEI Executive Orders, ‘Foreign Interference’ Claims, and More
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onToday's legal landscape is complex. With so much going on, it can be hard to know what cases could…
The Charitable Sector is Independent by Design. It’s Time We Start Acting Like It.
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onThere are 15 days between Juneteenth and July 4th. There are also 89 years — the years that separate…
National Museum and Center for Service Names Edmonds, Washington First ‘Community of Service’
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onHow can the civil sector make generosity visible and valued in everyday life? In a time when it feels…
DC Download | Cross-Pollination on Capitol Hill
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onJune is National Pollinator Month, and there’s no better metaphor for the work happening across the charitable sector right…
Why Nonprofits Should Be Concerned About OMB’s Proposed Grantmaking Changes
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onAs nonprofits continue to face growing demand for services from the communities who rely on them, a new proposed…
Why the Symposium on Public Policy for Nonprofits Matters More Than Ever
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onOver the years, the Symposium on Public Policy for Nonprofits, co-sponsored by the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations…
Helping Social Impact Leaders Leverage Innovation for Impact
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onWhat happens when two people who began their careers in social impact make a career pivot into technology and…
DC Download | Congress Walking on Eggshells
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onMay is National Egg Month, and the nonprofit sector knows something about scrambling to keep up. With federal funding…
Lessons Learned from 250 Years of American Volunteerism
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onIf you’re like me, you’re still reeling from the implications of yesterday’s Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights…
DC Download | Acts of Congress and Acts of Service
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onApril is National Volunteer Month — a reminder that the charitable sector runs, in no small part, on the…
Volunteers: An Essential Part of the Nonprofit Workforce
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onVolunteers are a vital part of the nonprofit workforce. In an Urban Institute study, 75% of nonprofit respondents said…
DC Download | Congress Is in a Saucy Mood — And Nonprofits Are Watching the Pot
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onMarch is National Sauce Month, which feels appropriate. A good sauce can elevate everything around it — or, if…
New Voting Restrictions Could Make it Harder for Nonprofits to Get Out the Vote. Here’s Why That Matters.
By Taylor Kelly in Blog onAs I type, the U.S. Senate is debating a version of the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a…