Collective Impact Insights

A critical tension is shaking nonprofit journalism: the pursuit of community-centered reporting clashes with the 'power over' dynamics of institutional donors. A recent Prism report reveals how coverage of Palestine has become a high-stakes litmus test for newsrooms — one that threatens both their financial stability and their editorial integrity. In this ecosystem, we see all three types of power at work through administrative control, deciding which truths are allowed to re

Interested in learning more about FEMA's FY2024 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)? Watch the 30-minute webinar to learn more and decide if this grant opportunity is a benefit to your organization.

Maximize the blessings of Ramadan by preparing and organizing your fundraising campaign for your organization, in advance.

Mega giving is a consistent and continuing American giving tradition, ultimately making mega-foundations more powerful now than they were 100 years ago, due to their greater number and the societal context in which they operate. The public is more reliant on the nonprofit sector to meet critical needs as government budgets continue to whittle away at social service programs over the past several decades.

For new grant seekers, grant writing can seem daunting. Where do you start? Allow your organizational strategy to dictate the grants strategy. Grants should fulfill the priorities that have been decided on by staff and the board. Don’t dilute programs or add new programs simply to maximize the chance of receiving funding.

Over the last few weeks there has been consternation from White, male fundraisers [specifically, Tom Ahern ] about the Community Centric Fundraising movement, implying that those who support CCF’s methods are “wanna-be fundraisers” or “novices.” This year marks my *cough* 20th year in the nonprofit field, and I have spent almost as long within the fundraising field. The early aughts were when the donor-centered mindset hit its stride and authors churned out books about how to

Your organization can be a part of a virtual ummah this year and lift up the community through giving and fundraising.

Our call to educate is intertwined with making actionable change; as we discuss how we, as consultants, can incorporate these activists' insights into our own consulting firms, the nonprofits, and movements we serve. I'm sharing the discussion questions and action items I've drafted for The Revolution Will Not Be Funded in hopes that other nonprofit professionals will take this opportunity to critically think about the long-term consequences of the "nonprofit industrial compl

When we examine where donations have gone, we begin to ask if the communities being hit the hardest are the ones receiving the resources.

The nonprofit sector often operates as a "white space"—an environment where an implicit racial order demands that leaders of Color "pass inspection" for provisional acceptance. Following Cyndi Suarez’s critique of how these spaces sanitize racial justice into "diversity," Talem Consulting is launching two parallel governance initiatives.

My own faith has informed my nonprofit work where I have built communication strategies for communities of color and diverse faiths

While the total CARES Act provides $349 billion in relief efforts, the programs are apparently “first come first serve” and are implemented

We are sharing a snapshot of what we have heard from organizations about their needs during COVID-19.

It's difficult to predict how grassroots nonprofit organizations will be affected by COVID-19 as an event of this nature hasn't been measured during our lifetimes. We invite you to participate in a survey that will help us compile data about the short and mid-term impact of what organizations are facing.

Nonprofits are going to be looked to during these times to step up as they have during other national disasters or crises. It is the obligation of all of our organizations to protect public health and responsibly keep our movements going to protect and serve our constituents.