With a Deluge of New Nonprofit Taxes, a Trickle of Guidance
By Independent Sector in Blog onIn case you haven’t heard, Congress created new tax obligations for nonprofits as part of the 2017 tax law.…
Alan Abramson Joins Independent Sector as Visiting Scholar
By Independent Sector in Blog onI hope all of you have had the opportunity to squeeze every drop out of summer. It is amazing…
Change Takes A Healthy Dose of Advocacy
By Independent Sector in Blog onAccording to Mr. Twain, “The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink…
Civics Can Make Us More Civil
By Independent Sector in Blog onIn June 2018, Independent Sector and Stanford Social Innovation Review launched Civil Society for the 21st Century, an article…
What Rural America Can Teach Us About Civil Society
By Independent Sector in Blog onIn June 2018, Independent Sector and Stanford Social Innovation Review launched Civil Society for the 21st Century, an article…
Capital Gains Could Hit Giving
By Independent Sector in Blog onMid-August is about as dead as it gets in Washington, DC, especially in an even-numbered year. Serious legislating takes…
Civil Society and the Foundations of Democratic Citizenship
By Independent Sector in Blog onIn June 2018, Independent Sector and Stanford Social Innovation Review launched Civil Society for the 21st Century, an article…
What to Know About Nonprofit Policy to Impress Your Boss
Do the words "Johnson Amendment" or "universal charitable deduction" mean anything to you? If you’re not sure, this 30-minute…
Fighting to Deliver on the Promise of Opportunity for All
By Independent Sector in Blog onIndependent Sector is proud to announce that it will honor Angela Glover Blackwell, founder of PolicyLink, with the 2018…
Trailblazer for Equitable Community Development and Racial Equity to Receive Independent Sector’s John W. Gardner Leadership Award
By Independent Sector in Press Release onAngela Glover Blackwell, founding president and CEO of PolicyLink, has propelled a nationwide movement and paved the way for…
Civil Society as Public Conscience
By Independent Sector in Blog onIn June 2018, Independent Sector and Stanford Social Innovation Review launched Civil Society for the 21st Century, an article…
Civil Society in a Majority-Minority America? California Offers Both Hope and Caution
By Independent Sector in Blog onIn June 2018, Independent Sector and Stanford Social Innovation Review launched Civil Society for the 21st Century, an article…
July 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…
When They Go Low, We Go Vote
By Independent Sector in Blog onWhile it’s not exactly what former First Lady Michelle Obama said, it does summarize a lot of her words…
Voter Registration
One of the easiest and most effective activities a nonprofit can engage in is encouraging its staff, board members,…
The DC Download – July 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…
Ride the Wave with Us
By Independent Sector in Blog onMy Independent Sector colleague, Victor Reinoso, is fond of telling the story of how we came up with the…
Civil Society in the Age of Incivility
By Independent Sector in Blog onIn June 2018, Independent Sector and Stanford Social Innovation Review launched Civil Society for the 21st Century, an article…