The Power of Volunteer Advocacy
By Independent Sector in Blog onA Service Opportunity That Is Substantive and SymbolicAmong the legacies that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. left was an…
How Healthy is the Nonprofit Sector?
By Independent Sector in Blog onWhat seems like the longest year of a lifetime is growing to a close. To say that 2020 has…
Investing in National Service Can Rebuild Our Civic Infrastructure
By Independent Sector in Blog onOur country faces mounting public health, economic, and educational crises, as well as a nationwide reckoning on racial injustice…
New Member Profile: The Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy
By Independent Sector in Blog onIS members represent nonprofits, foundations, and corporations engaged in every kind of charitable endeavor, with missions that reflect the…
When and Where to Use Wage Replacement Rates for Volunteer Value
By Independent Sector in Blog on“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if…
Good and Necessary Trouble
By Independent Sector in Uncategorized onThere is something universally recognizable about the resilience of the human spirit. We all fall short and we all…
The Civic Trinity
By Independent Sector in Blog onI have grown up and lived my life as a (mostly) good Presbyterian – and have tended not to…
More than Roads and Bridges
By Independent Sector in Blog onEarly each morning or (too late) each night I try to take a moment to find a story of…
Finding Safe Opportunities to Volunteer During the COVID-19 Crisis
By Independent Sector in Blog onAs a home for nonprofits, foundations, and corporate allies engaged in every kind of charitable endeavor, Independent Sector is…
Sustaining Hope and Telling the Truth
By Independent Sector in Blog onOver the last week I have been thinking about leadership and what it means. I don’t subscribe to the…
Volunteerism during COVID-19
Volunteerism is part of our country’s social fabric, particularly during times of crisis. But COVID-19 has fundamentally changed how…