Promoting Celebration and Rest for Black Women and Femme Social Justice Leaders
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onAccording to Bianca Anderson, co-CEO of Independent Sector member ProInspire, the Fellowship for Liberated Futures began with a conversation.…
“Reader. Voter. Ready.”: The Nonprofit-Library Partnership Making Voter Information Accessible to All
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onThe right to vote is as American as pie. In a perfect world, all U.S. citizens would have full…
Helping South Dallas Neighbors Reach Their Full Potential One Person at a Time
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onEmpowering the Masses works to help their neighbors in the South Dallas, Texas area gain access to sustainable, lucrative career…
CEO Views: Celebrating Disability Pride Month
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onAs July ends, I’m reflecting on the significance of Disability Pride Month, which has deep personal meaning for me.…
Attend the 13th Annual Public Policy Symposium and Help Make Nonprofit Infrastructure Stronger
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onAttention nonprofit practitioners and academics! How can strengthening civic infrastructure support a robust nonprofit and philanthropic sector? That’s the que…
Retirement and the Nonprofit Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onOn July 16, Independent Sector (IS) met with sector leaders to learn more about retirement benefit challenges and opportunities…
DC Download: Navigating Deep Water
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onEvery summer, as Shark Week captures the nation's imagination with tales of the ocean's most formidable predators, Congress finds…
Building Sustainable Lives and Fostering Ethical Leadership
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onThe William G. McGowan Charitable Fund, headquartered in Chicago, brings to life William McGowan’s tradition of compassionate philanthropy and…
CEO Views: The Currency of Trust
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onAs nonprofit and philanthropic changemakers, public trust is our currency. Without it, advancing our many missions becomes significantly harder,…
DC Download: Sweetening the Deal
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onJune is National Candy Month and Independent Sector celebrated by working with Congress to sweeten the deal for the…
“Fashionable” Legislation: How States Are Taking Charge of Data Privacy and What It Means for Nonprofits
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onLet's be honest, who doesn't like to be fashionable? In one way or another, we all want to be…
Strengthening the Nonprofit Sector and Civic Engagement through Research
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onCivance Research is a nonprofit organization that aims to advance civic engagement through research to strengthen nonprofit organizations, foundations,…
Minnesota Council on Foundations Mobilizes a Vibrant Philanthropic Community
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onThe Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF) is a vibrant community of grantmakers collectively advancing prosperity and equity. Independent Sector recently…
DC Download – May 2024
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onAs nations across Europe debated and voted on who should be crowned the winner of the annual Eurovision song…
CEO Views: Changemakers Wanted
By Hannah Freedman in Blog onAs May ends and I celebrate another birthday, I’m reflecting on a season of new beginnings. Many of my…
What does the new DOL overtime eligibility rule mean for nonprofits?
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onA new rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will make more employees eligible for overtime pay this…
CEO Views: An Information Eclipse
By Hannah Freedman in Blog onOver the past year, I traveled across the country on a national Listening Tour to hear from nonprofit and…
Beyond APRA: Building Trust Through Data Privacy Governance in Your Nonprofit
By Hannah Freedman in Blog onAs the world around us transitions from winter to spring, so does Capitol Hill's landscape. Issues that once seemed…
Volunteer Data That Tell a Compelling Story
By Hannah Freedman in Blog onIn honor of National Volunteer Month, Independent Sector released the updated hourly financial value of volunteer service. The national…
DC Download – April 2024
By Hannah Freedman in Blog onThe calendar may be creeping toward silly season, but legislators in Washington are still finding ways to get things…