Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Meg Lusardi For any organization, energy costs can be a large part of the annual operating budget. For nonprofits those energy expenses can diminish the funds an organization has available to pursue its mission. Not every...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Leizl Baker and Austin Robinson 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 fields we...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Jill Orr and Darien Skinner 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 fields we work...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Jason Beyer and Amanda Mancuso Nonprofit and for-profit companies may appear to be polar opposites, but many have the same core focus for their company culture—making an impact on the people their products or mission serve, and...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Maureen McKeon Despite having incomes well above the Federal Poverty Level, many working families still struggle to bring home enough to meet their basic needs. A single mother with a preschool age child and a school age child in...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By FleishmanHillard Staff As part of our ongoing nonprofit lifestyle series, the team at FleishmanHillard, a global integrated communications and public relations agency, compiled the following short list of the best literature...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Risha Bailey, MPA It’s a fact that today’s nonprofit organization is not like the nonprofit organizations in the past. Or, at the very least, the nonprofit environment is so much more different. Today, nonprofits are faced with...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Beth Stevenson Philanthropists build careers rooted in their passion for improving the lives, conditions and welfare of others. The profession requires long hours, hard work, dedication, passion and most of all—heart. If you stop...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Christopher Kelly Board composition is a crucial component of a successful nonprofit organization. The individuals who serve can enhance the charitable mission through their own efforts and contributions or severely deter...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Luz Mairym López-Rodríguez, Ph.D. Why do nonprofit organizations (NPOs) need volunteers? Volunteers fill many purposes. Among other reasons, volunteers: (1) complement limited staff time; (2) help nonprofits fulfill their...
