The Philanthropy Caucus
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Sally SchaefferInside the building named for Texas’ Sam Rayburn, down the long hallways of polished floors and state…
Rep. Debbie Dingell: ‘It’s Critical to Have a Tax Code That Provides Certainty’
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Geoff Plague and Kristina Gawrgy CampbellAs she nears the end of her first year in Congress, U.S. Representative…
Global Hunger: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown
By Independent Sector in Blog onIdeology and famine have too often gone hand in hand. In the 1960s, as many as 43 million people…
NGen Dialogue
By Independent Sector in Blog onInterview by Pickett Slater HarringtonIt was the opening plenary of the 2015 Independent Sector Conference.Over 1,000 nonprofit and philanthropic…
The “Necessary Challenge”: Innovation in the Social Sector
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Clayton LordWhat is “innovation,” really? Angela Garcia of Global LinksFor Angela Garcia, deputy director of a Pittsburgh-based medical…
Michael Brown: You Fight for What You Think the Country Is About
By Independent Sector in Blog onA Conversation with IS’ 2015 John W. Gardner Leadership Award winner Michael Brown, co-founder and CEO of City Year.By…
Nepal Now
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Blake WarenikApril’s earthquake in Nepal displaced an estimated 2.8 million people in its devastating wake. The 7.8-magnitude temblor…
Q&A with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
By Independent Sector in Blog onInterview by Sally SchaefferYou’ve been a strong advocate in Congress for the charitable and philanthropic community. What is it…
Who Am I to Question My Ancestors?
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Sarah Kastelic“Leadership is a privilege and a sacrifice.”What stands out in my experience in my Native culture is…
Getting to Know Donor Advised Funds
By Independent Sector in Blog onLet’s face it: donor advised funds (DAF) are becoming more and more popular as a philanthropic vehicle. Yet many…
A Day in the Life of The National Council Of La Raza
By Independent Sector in Blog onThrough the Eyes of Daniel Rico, Senior Coordinator of Grants and Special ProgramsIt is 9:00 a.m. on a Thursday…
Blue Horizon? Sustaining Island Communities.
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Susan Drake SwiftWhen summer comes to the islands of Maine, so do the summer people.Sailboats ply the breeze,…
The Past and Future of the Independent Sector
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy David MathewsDavid Mathews is president and CEO of the Kettering Foundation, and formerly served on the IS board…
Print Is the New App
By Independent Sector in Blog onBy Pickett Slater HarringtonStudies show that people read for longer periods of time and retain more information when they…