Pulling the Threads Through
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Jeff MooreIndependent Sector’s 2015 Threads series sparked conversations across the country and across the sector. Threads brought together…
First Person: Dan Cardinali
By Independent Sector in Blog onAugust 15, 2016I was the fresh recruit when I last wrote. Now I am the rookie, gauging my position,…
Charitable Sector Champions New African American Museum
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Kristina Gawrgy CampbellThe donor list of the new National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) reads…
Art, History, and Our Common Future
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Candy HillA Conversation with Dr. Johnnetta ColeDr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole has served as the director of the Smithsonian’s…
Leadership Crossing Geographic, Cultural, and Sector Boundaries
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Pickett Slater HarringtonA conversation with Diana Nambatya Nsubuga, 2016 American Express NGen Leadership Award WinnerIntroductionOur world is changing. In…
A Conversation with Bryan Stevenson
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Claire Wellington2016 John W. Gardner Leadership Award WinnerThis summer, ISQ had the opportunity to speak with 2016 John…
Philanthropy: Do We Look Like America?
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Debra RaineyD5 Coalition and the “State of the Work” to Advance Diversity, Equity, and InclusionDiversity. Equity. Inclusion.“It’s tough, it…
Congress Approves CR for Fiscal Year 2017
By Independent Sector in Blog onCongress has passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through December 9, avoiding a shutdown when…
Animating the Antarctic in the Motor City
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Jacqueline Brennan Adelies on ice floe with ship PHOTO: Jennie Miller, Detroit Zoological SocietyDetroit Zoological Society Executive Director…
Profound Transformations: An Evolving Look at Climate Change
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Susan Drake SwiftDuring a lifetime leading environmental organizations and enterprises, IS board member Steve McCormick has witnessed a…
Addressing the Diaper Gap
By Independent Sector in Blog onHow the White House, Jet.com, and nonprofits are partnering to help families nationwideIt all started with a tweet. Official…
Reducing Student Debt: Income-based Repayment and Loan Forgiveness Programs
By Independent Sector in Blog on“…In the United States of America, no one should go broke because they chose to go to college.”-President Barack…
Honoring Diversity and Promoting Inclusion in the Arts
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Sarah WachtelFrom education and mentorship to community outreach programs, nonprofit arts organizations are collaborating to encourage diversity, equity,…
Grit to Great
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Sarah Dobson“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a…
Mission Possible: Getting out of Oil at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Susan Drake Swift“Ok, boys, it's time to get serious about the family business and that's not oil, it's…
Partnerships for a Cooler Planet
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Susan Drake SwiftThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation “helps people build measurably better lives” including by investing more…
The Overhead Myth
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Jacob Harold and Art TaylorMany of us in the nonprofit community have gotten messages like this:Nov 19, 2015,…
Reflections from the D5 Coalition Co-chairs
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Debra Rainey“We are please – and also frustrated.”In an April 11, 2016 op-ed in The Chronicle of Philanthropy,…
House Bill May Delay Implementation of New Overtime Rules
By Independent Sector in Blog onThe House has cleared the way for a floor vote as early as today on legislation that would delay…
It’s National Voter Registration Day!
By Independent Sector in Blog onIndependent Sector is joining nonprofits all over the country today in encouraging everyone who is eligible to register to…