Tech Impacts us all and Requires us to Ensure our Democracy Stands
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onUnfinished Live, held September 2022 in New York City and virtually, invited leading experts and engaged people to contribute…
CEO Views: New Beginnings
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onI’m writing to you as the new President and CEO of Independent Sector. As you can imagine, my first…
DC Download January 2023
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onNew year, new you, new Congress. Welcome back to the DC Download! This year started in full force with…
Nonprofit Workforce Research, Trends, and Policy Themes
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onThe nonprofit sector and our employees have faced significant labor force challenges in the past few years, including recruitment,…
Pittsburgh Arts Nonprofits Set Sights on Better DEI
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onThe drive for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) remains important in 2023 for the more than 1.8 million…
A Primer: The Indian Child Welfare Act and Supreme Court
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onStatusHaaland v. Brackeen is a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, brought by the states of Texas, Louisiana, and…
On Mentoring and Meeting Youth Where They Are
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onIndependent Sector member MENTOR aims to drive equity and close the mentoring gap through quality mentoring relationships for young…
How Chicago’s Hyperlocal Media Is a National Model
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onIndependent Sector regularly shares storytelling and essays from its members about the work they do serving and collaborating with…
Nonprofits and the Art of the Earmark
By Kristina Gawrgy in Policy Brief onCongressionally directed spending – commonly known as “earmarks” – gives nonprofits the opportunity to tap into a new and…
Back to School: On Native Students and Sovereignty
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onCheryl Crazy Bull (Sicangu Lakota) is president and CEO of the American Indian College Fund, a member of Independent Sector.…
What If You Quietly Quit THESE Things? (Instead of Your Job!)
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onThis guest blog was written by Andi Williams, Director of the Population Health sector portfolio at the Center for…
My Reflections on Civil Society’s Transformations
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onIn 2018, Independent Sector collaborated with the Stanford Social Innovation Review on a series of articles about the future of…
Increasing Equity Through Greater Understanding of Nonprofit Entrepreneurship
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onA group of nonprofit scholars has recently published “Diversity in Nonprofit Entrepreneurship,” a research article through Independent Sector to…
September 14 Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Day of Action
By Rashidah Billups in Uncategorized onFreeing nonprofit employees from the crippling burden of student loan debt is essential to strengthening our nation’s third-largest workforce.…
2022 November Summit Pricing
By Rashidah Billups in Uncategorized onThis year's Summit focuses self and community care, what the political landscape means for our communities, opportunities and challenges…
A Nonpartisan Pledge Campaign Created by Nonprofits for Nonprofits
By Rashidah Billups in Blog onThe nonprofit sector is an economic powerhouse and an essential partner for policymakers in every level of government. However,…
Voter ID Story: Stephen and Mary Beth in Arizona
By Rashidah Billups in Blog onThe following is a guest blog authored by Reid Magney of VoteRiders, a Nonprofit Voter Empowerment Project Flagship Partner.…
Engaging Voters While Remaining Nonpartisan
By Rashidah Billups in Blog onThe following is a guest blog authored by Caitlin Donnelly of Nonprofit VOTE, a Nonprofit Voter Empowerment Project Co-Founder.…
Nonprofit Day of Action: Join the Vote Early Day Movement
By Rashidah Billups in Blog onThe following is a guest blog authored by Nonprofit Voter Empowerment Project Flagship Partners Clarissa Unger, Students Learn Students…
Influences of Nonprofit Creation and Survival
By Kristina Gawrgy in Blog onA new Independent Sector research paper, “Diversity in Nonprofit Entrepreneurship,” looks at factors important to understanding the vitality, equity,…