What to Expect After the 2018 Midterms
By Independent Sector in Blog onNext week’s midterm elections are as hotly contested as they are consequential. Political analysts predict that Republicans are modest…
Policy & Advocacy at Upswell LA
By Independent Sector in Blog onIf your public policy headspace is at max capacity between your voter engagement work and trying to keep up…
The DC Download – October 2018
By Independent Sector in Blog onWant to stay up to date, but need the short version? We’ve got you covered! Here are the major…
S3E10: Have We Mentioned You Should Vote?
By Independent Sector in Blog onIn this episode, Kristina, Allison, and Ben remind everyone in the charitable community (yes, every single one of you)…
October Monthly Policy Update
Congress is off on the campaign trail, but will be returning soon with a full to-do list. With the…
Research Round Robin: October 2018
By Independent Sector in Blog onSince our September roundup of research, we’ve seen a whole lot of significant research. This month’s roundup includes a…
E6: Finding Proximity with and in Rural Communities
By Independent Sector in Blog onIn this episode, Dan Cardinali joins Paul Daugherty, president and CEO of Philanthropy West Virginia, to discuss what philanthropy…
Are You a “Foreign Agent”? You Might Be Surprised.
By Independent Sector in Blog onDisgraced lobbyist and campaign operative Paul Manafort has been in the news over the past few months. Among other…
September Member Anniversaries
By Independent Sector in Blog onIndependent Sector’s members represent the variety of ways that working toward the common good happens in our country, and…
2018 Giving is Dropping. Now What?
By Independent Sector in Blog onThe Fundraising Effectiveness Project released their second quarter analysis of fundraising returns for over 13,000 organizations, and the numbers…
Out of the Wilderness, Six Lessons for Nonprofits
By Independent Sector in Blog onWho says we can’t learn anything from politics? A new podcast, The Wilderness, examines the rise and fall of…
Your Voice Matters All the Time
By Independent Sector in Blog onAs much as us “policy wonks” like to think that all the advocacy that matters to the charitable sector…
Independent Sector Staff Heads to Capitol Hill
By Independent Sector in Blog onIf you’ve been reading our blog or newsletter over the last year, we might now seem like a bit…
S3E9: FASB, What Now?
By Independent Sector in Blog onIn this episode, Kristina, Ben, and Allison get together after a longer than expected hiatus to discuss all the…
Five More Reasons to Care About Federal Funding
By Independent Sector in Blog onSome organizations receive funding from the federal government. They might apply for competitive grants, operate a cooperative agreement, or…
Research Round Robin: September 2018
By Independent Sector in Blog onSince our August roundup of research, we’ve seen yet more new insightful data and analyses. This month’s roundup touches…
Nonprofit Tech Accounting Standards Have Changed. Why Should You Care?
By Independent Sector in Blog onIn late August, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued updated standards to streamline the accounting for costs related…
The DC Download – September 2018
By Independent Sector in Blog onWant to stay up to date, but need the short version? We’ve got you covered! Here are the major…
Your Congressional Recess Toolkit
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Toolkit onCongressional Recess: One envisions Senators streaming down marble steps, kicking off their shoes, and playing in the sunshine before…