New Year, New Nonprofits: How Understanding Their Birth Helps Create a More Vibrant Sector
By Independent Sector in Blog onIn 2022, we can look forward to having another 50,000 to 60,000 nonprofits joining the sector! We must emphasize…
Finding – and Using – Our Voice
By Independent Sector in Blog onA look back over the last two years holds painful truths for the nonprofit sector. The COVID-19 pandemic spared…
Research Round Robin: January 2022
By Independent Sector in Blog onEach month Independent Sector collects research with broad social sector relevance to share with you. January’s research contains important…
What 2022 TV Show Reflects Your Nonprofit Advocacy Personality?
By Independent Sector in Blog onStreaming, prestige television, and fandoms, oh my! We all know we’re in the Golden Age of TV, meaning there…
DC Download December 2021
By Independent Sector in Blog onIt is hard to believe that we are in December. This year has flown by so quickly, in part,…
New Poll: What Voters Want for Nonprofits
By Independent Sector in Blog onIn early December, Independent Sector commissioned TargetPoint Consulting to poll 1,094 American voters. The results—on a wide range of…
Support Legislation to Strengthen the Nonprofit Sector in 2022
By Independent Sector in Blog onOn December 9, Rep. Betty McCollum announced on a call with nonprofit sector leaders her intention to introduce legislation…
Research Round Robin: December 2021
By Independent Sector in Blog onEach month, Independent Sector collects research with broad sector relevance to share with you. December’s research contains important insights…
How To Schedule and Lead Virtual Congressional Meetings
By Independent Sector in Blog onSeveral years ago, I interned at a nonprofit organization in Washington, DC and met a fellow intern who had…
A Prescription for Better Nonprofit Health
By Independent Sector in Blog onIn October, Independent Sector released our second annual Health of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector. The report details the status…
It Takes More than Roads and Bridges – and More than One Bill
By Independent Sector in Blog onOn November 15, Independent Sector, alongside our extraordinary partners at KABOOM!, was proud to represent the work – and…
DC Download November 2021
By Independent Sector in Blog onThanksgiving is upon us and Congress is out for the holiday break. November proved to be a fruitful month…
Research Round Robin: November 2021
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…
What We’ve Heard at Our First Three ACE Act Convenings
By Independent Sector in Blog onSince October, Independent Sector has been holding a series of special online convenings about the Accelerating Charitable Efforts (ACE)…
2021 Upswell Summit: Looking Back and Ahead at Our Inspired Future
By Independent Sector in Blog onLast week, changemakers from across the country – representing a rich diversity of experience, ideology, and mission – all…
Research Round Robin: October 2021
By Independent Sector in Blog onEach month Independent Sector collects research with broad sector relevance to share with you. October’s research contains important insights…
DC Download October 2021
By Independent Sector in Uncategorized onAs the foliage in Washington, DC starts turning orange and red, time is ticking for Congress to pass crucial…
Understanding the Challenges, Opportunities, and Impact of the Nonprofit Sector
By Independent Sector in Blog onAs Independent Sector’s Visiting Scholar, I have the unique opportunity to bridge the practitioner and academic spheres of the…
VolunteerMatch Wants Nonprofits to Have the Volunteers They Need. MacKenzie Scott Is Helping.
By Independent Sector in Blog onUnlocking the full impact of the more than 330 million potential volunteers in the United States remains a priority…
Our Approach to Social Sector Engagement on the ACE Act
By Independent Sector in Blog onIndependent Sector is excited to host a series of convenings, “ACE-ing Sector Understanding of Philanthropy Reform and the ACE…