Not Broken, Simply Unfinished
By Independent Sector in Blog onAbout one week ago, many Americans gathered around their screens to view the historic inauguration of the 46th president…
Research Round Robin: January 2021
By Independent Sector in Uncategorized onEach month Independent Sector brings you research relevant to the nonprofit sector. January’s research contains important insights into the…
Nonprofits Identify What They Need from the U.S. Government in 2021
By Independent Sector in Blog onIndependent Sector is in conversations with the Biden-Harris Transition Team on behalf of the nonprofit and philanthropic community about…
Facing Our History
By Independent Sector in Blog on“Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James…
Taking Stock and Forging Ahead
By Independent Sector in Blog onIt can be hard to see hope in the midst of so many crises. And yet, I am hopeful.In…
December (Policy) Lists
By Independent Sector in Blog onDecember was the time for making lists as I was growing up. While those childhood lists predictably included all…
New Member Profile: Upbring
By Independent Sector in Blog onIS members represent nonprofits, foundations, and corporations engaged in every kind of charitable endeavor, with missions that reflect the…
Research Round Robin: December 2020
By Independent Sector in Uncategorized onEach month Independent Sector December’s research contains important insights into the impacts of COVID-19 on nonprofit jobs and giving…
What Holds a Community Together?
By Independent Sector in Blog onA community is more than the sum of its roads, bridges and electricity grid – what we traditionally think…
New Member Profile: Tipping Point Community
By Independent Sector in Blog onIS members represent nonprofits, foundations, and corporations engaged in every kind of charitable endeavor, with missions that reflect the…
The Stories We Tell
By Independent Sector in Blog onWhat are the things we’ll tell our children this Thanksgiving?In the famous musical by Stephen Sondheim, Into The Woods,…
Research Round Robin: November 2020
By Independent Sector in Blog onEach month Independent Sector collects research with broad sector relevance to share with you. November’s research contains important insights…
Using My Voice
By Independent Sector in Blog onThe Merriam-Webster dictionary defines voice as “an instrument or medium of expression;” a “wish, choice, or opinion openly or…
Democracy Works When Nonprofits Ensure Equal Participation to Fulfill Its Promise
By Independent Sector in Blog onWhen the Dream of Democracy Becomes a Reality for AllThe 2020 U.S. election was shaped by a global pandemic,…
Working Toward a Peaceful and Productive Transition
By Independent Sector in Uncategorized onIt has been about one week since the American people headed to the polls to vote. What a week…
Memorandum to the Biden-Harris Transition Team
By Dylan Fitzgerald onIn November 2020, Independent Sector delivered a memorandum to the Biden-Harris Transition Team outlining the contributions of the nonprofit and philanthropic…
Upswell Lays Bare the Work Ahead
By Independent Sector in Blog onIt’s been about two weeks since we gathered more than 2,000 changemakers from across the country at Upswell to…
Research Round Robin: October 2020
By Independent Sector in Uncategorized onEach month Independent Sector collects research with broad sector relevance to share with you. October’s research contains important insights…
Virtually the Most Powerful Upswell Ever
By Independent Sector in Blog onWhile the pandemic has shaken us to our core in 2020 – affecting who we see, where we go,…