July 1, 2020

In a country suddenly riveted by issues of race, will nonprofits finally move forward on equity in the workplace, or will Covid and the economy derail their plans?

Black-led groups see a rare opportunity to advance racial justice. The question is whether foundations will give them what they need to step up.

Ben Jealous says young people play a critical role in fighting racism.

Kandace Montgomery worked for no pay to get her Minneapolis group, Black Visions Collective, off the ground. Now it has new donors and broad interest. She’s not sure that will last.

Nonprofit CEO Rahsaan Harris offers advice about how to talk about race in your organization — and act on those discussions.

Nonprofits and foundations are grappling with critical questions of diversity and racial equity. A look inside the Chronicle’s July 2020 issue.

The recession, the health crisis, and the social-justice movement are all putting new pressure on development leaders, especially those whose nonprofits serve the neediest.

Giving was uneven last year, so some nonprofits — like those focused on education and the arts — had a big fundraising cushion before the pandemic hit. We show you how trends in 2019 point the way to what might happen by the end of 2020.

Many fundraisers are hesitant to bring up planned giving during the pandemic, but experts say that might be a mistake. Some charities have seen a steep increase in bequest commitments and other legacy gifts.

The executive director of a global nonprofit and the CEO of a small business that serves charities talk about how they communicate, nurture a strong organizational culture, and more.

Nicolette Louissaint is executive director of Healthcare Ready, a nonprofit that helps coordinate the efforts of health care companies, governments, and community organizations during disasters. She spoke to the Chronicle about disaster preparedness and what the last three months have taught her as a nonprofit leader.

In this week’s edition of Ask an Expert, we answer questions about running capital campaigns during this time of great economic uncertainty.

The need for affordable food is increasing at the same time that an estimated 10 million cooks and other restaurant staff are out of work. One Fair Wage — a campaign advocating for a standard living wage for service workers, backed by the nonprofit Alliance for a Just Society — saw untapped…

As foundations figure out how to respond to the pandemic and racial inequality, they will be graded not just by how much they give but also how much they give up their resources and decision-making authority.

Black Lives Matter shares traits with other successful social movements of our time, most notably efforts to gain support for same-sex marriage, writes a scholar of nonprofit advocacy.

Many nonprofits are adding diversity training and putting it in their mission statements, but that doesn’t mean people of color are getting the jobs they qualify for, say the authors of a new study of 5,000 nonprofit professionals.

When the Ford Foundation and four other philanthropies joined forces last week to pledge to distribute more to nonprofits hurt by the Covid recession, they sent a message to other grant makers. But different missions require different approaches.