Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Dominique Jones and Chris Gambino As a land-grant university, NC State is committed to providing students hands-on, highly-engaged learning opportunities AND to providing research that is of direct, practical use to the...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Michael A. Strauss, CPA, Director When people think about exit strategies, succession planning and business transitions, they typically think about a monetizing event for the owner of a privately held business. These topics are...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Christopher Purdy Social entrepreneurship is increasingly in vogue among nonprofits and, as a result, many organizations are exploring how they might practically introduce such concepts into their structures and programming....
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Elayne Clift What is Placemaking? “Artists and arts organizations are changing the use of public space, knitting social fabric across difference, contributing to community resiliency, and improving the economies of cities across...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Rachel Horowitz When is someone too young to make a difference in a nonprofit organization? According to the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN), the answer is never. The nonprofit workforce is expected to consist of 75...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Stefanie Weiland, Executive Director Local partnerships and collaboration are essential to the success of a new or already established nonprofit. Even more, these partnerships can quickly multiply the impact a nonprofit has...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Christian King and Gregory B. Lewis The following resource article is part of an emerging collaboration with Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (NVSQ) to help translate research into practice. The original...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Cyndee Patterson This is the first of four columns on how to develop a great nonprofit board. The quality of your nonprofit board determines how successful your nonprofit can be. No nonprofit staff, no matter how talented, can...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Herb Baum, PhD Evaluators would concur on the importance of funders examining the impacts of the programs they fund. However, we have provided few, if any tools, for the funders to use to compare impacts across programs with...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Emily Magnus and Marshéle Carter Many nonprofits may be overlooking a valuable resource in their own back yards. Service-learning programs on many university campuses offer college students the opportunity to connect their...
