Navigating This Moment Together: Advocacy, Action, and Resources
By Jessica Mitrovich in Press Release onI hear you. Every day, our members share their confusion, uncertainty, and fear about what’s happening in Washington, DC,…
Preparing the Nonprofit Sector to Meet the Challenges of 2025
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onNonprofits play a critical role in American society, contributing to social services, community cohesion, religious and civic life, education,…
Community relationships strengthen public trust in nonprofits
By Jessica Mitrovich in Blog onThis article was originally published by Candid.More than grants, donations, or volunteer hours, public trust is the currency of…
Research Finds 22% of Nonprofit Workers Experience Financial Hardship
By Nina Ford in Press Release onIndependent Sector and United For ALICE release first-ever report examining financial insecurity in the nonprofit workforce.(WASHINGTON, September 10, 2024)…
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…
2024 Trust in Nonprofits and Philanthropy Report Finds Increase in Nonprofit Trust
By Nina Ford in Press Release onIndependent Sector examines strengths and challenges facing nonprofit and foundation trust in a polarizing election year.(WASHINGTON, June 24, 2024)…
Independent Sector Releases New Value of Volunteer Time of $33.49 Per Hour
By Nina Ford in Press Release on2023 Value of Volunteer Time 5.3 percent higher than 2022’s estimate(WASHINGTON, April 23, 2024) – Independent Sector, with the…
From Surviving to Thriving: Key Insights on the Health of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector
Nonprofits in the United States are surviving but not thriving, according to Independent Sector’s 2023 Health of the U.S.…
Nonprofit Sector Faces Pressing Challenges in Worker Stress, Public Trust, and Donor Participation, Shows New Report at the 2023 Upswell Summit
By Nina Ford in Press Release onLeading voices on the charitable sector will gather at the 2023 Upswell Summit in Dallas-Fort Worth November 15-17 to…
Fourth Annual Report on Trust in Civil Society Reveals Decline in Nonprofit Trust
By Nina Ford in Press Release onIndependent Sector examines headwinds contributing to decline and identifies opportunities to enhance trust in current environment(WASHINGTON, September 26, 20…
Independent Sector-Commissioned Research Finds Significant Decrease in Nonprofit Advocacy
By Nina Ford in Press Release onResearch report reveals critical need for nonprofits to use their advocacy voice through public policy process(WASHINGTON, July 18, 2023)…
Nonprofits Balance on a Shaky Financial Highwire
By Natalie Van Maerssen in Blog onDuring the first quarter of 2023, D.C.-based nonprofits and policymakers witnessed two impressive highwire acts. Philippe Petit performed the…
DC Download April 2023
By Hannah Freedman in Blog onApril has come and is almost gone, and lawmakers in DC have been busy with the debt ceiling negotiations.…
DC Download March 2023
By Hannah Freedman in Blog onSpring is finally here, and the cherry blossoms are in full bloom in the nation’s capital. The president’s budget…
Needed by April 14: Policy Recommendations to Strengthen the Sector
By Hannah Freedman in Blog onPractitioners and academics: Set your phasers to stun and submit a proposal by April 14 for the 12th annual…
Cracks in the Health of U.S. Nonprofits
By Hannah Freedman in Blog onIndependent Sector’s most recent quarterly review of data on the health of the U.S. nonprofit sector demonstrates that despite…