Page Turners: Social Movements for Good
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Christian ClanskyEverybody who read the Jungle Book Knows that Riki Tiki Tavi‘s a mongoose who kills snakes When…
Wealth Leaders: Twila True
By Independent Sector in Blog onSarah Eagle Heart, CEO, Native Americans in PhilanthropyInterview by Sarah Eagle HeartTwila True, a member of Oglala Sioux…
Wealth Leaders: Rob Rosen
By Independent Sector in Blog onInterview by Jeff MooreRob Rosen is the director of the philanthropic partnerships team at the Bill & Melinda Gates…
Prevention: The World’s Best Investment
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Debra RaineyBabies and Moms. Two special groups with two strong champions – the March of Dimes, a long-time…
Art of Water
By Independent Sector in Blog onArtist Autumn Morningstar Custalow Alfaro is a tribal member of the Mattaponi Tribe of Virginia.The three 2016 pieces were…
Good Friends
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Jacqueline BrennanTo arresting officers:“Leave me alone. I fish here! I live here!”Billy Frank, Jr., 14 years old, 1945Presidential…
A Conversation with Eric Nee
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Claire WellingtonMore than 50 years after President Johnson began the “War on Poverty” the scourges of poverty and…
Q&A with U.S. Representative Kevin Brady
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Sally SchaefferQ: Chairman Brady, Many people from different walks of life from large businesses to small nonprofits celebrated…
The Strong People
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Stephen SuageeSince 2011, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (Lower Elwha) on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula has been deeply involved…
Art and the Path of Transformation
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Karen Altree Piemme Karen Altree Piemme. Artistic Director, Red Ladder Theatre Company, San José, California.My company, Red Ladder…
A Laboratory for the Real World
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Candy HillA chance meeting. A bold vision. United in mission. Motivated by faith.Over coffee at the Morris Inn…
Connecting Advocacy to Local Impact
By Independent Sector in Blog on“Two years ago, my family was in jeopardy of becoming homeless due to job loss until we received the…
Lead Poisoning: Preventable & Irreversible
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Rose King"Flint's water crisis is not going to define us as a community," said Mott Foundation President Ridgway…
Down at Bean’s Café
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Lisa Sauder and Rose King Former staff member, Staci Feger-Pellessier hugs long-time client, Art Ivanoff, offering a little encouragement.…
Philanthropy & ‘The Circumstances of…Injustice”
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Susan Drake SwiftOn December 17, 2015, the New York Times ran an opinion piece by contributing op-ed editor,…
Looking Back: Before the Bargain Was Struck
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Susan Drake Swift"What we have before us are some breathtaking opportunities disguised as insoluble problems."—John W. Gardner, 1965At…
Making the Case for Coral
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Jacqueline BrennanThe past year was an especially grim one for the U.S. coral stronghold that is coastal FloridaGlobal…
A Day in the Life of the Actors Fund
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Jacqueline Brennan(Through the Eyes of Barbara Davis) Barbara Davis, Chief Operating Officer The Actors Fund (New York, NY)The rallying…
Partnerships for 2016: Figure Out a Way to Get an Early Win
By Independent Sector in Blog onInterview by Rose KingIn pursuit of partnerships that work and wisdom as to why, ISQ caught up with Antony…
Partnerships for 2016: We Need Others to Go Further
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Danielle MaxwellChandini Portteus was chief mission officer at Susan G. Komen for the Cure for a decade before…