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The Relationship of Scaling and Democracy in Third-Sector Organizations

Jul 29, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. The scaling of third-sector organizations (TSOs) in terms of the number of beneficiaries they serve and/or the range and quality of contributions they offer is generally assumed to be a desirable aim. At the same time, many TSOs are embedded in local … Goto full post…

Navigating the Headwinds: Why Funders Should Lean Into Equity-Centered EvaluationMaryam Khojasteh Senior Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson FoundationMiranda Yates Senior Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson FoundationSonia Taddy-Sandino Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, Engage R+DMichael Arnold Partner and Executive Director, Informing Change

Jul 28, 2026

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The philanthropic sector is no stranger to headwinds, but the current storm is testing funders’ commitment to equity in ways we’ve never experienced before — and learning and evaluation is […] The post Navigating the Headwinds: Why Funders Should Lean Into Equity-Centered EvaluationMaryam Khojasteh Senior Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson FoundationMiranda Yates Senior Program Officer,…

Book Review: A Relational Approach to NGOs in Global Politics: Beyond Cooperation and Competition by Deloffre, M. Z., & Quack, S. (Eds.)

Jul 25, 2026

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Tackling Diarrheal Disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan

Jul 23, 2026

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Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death for children under five, killing more than 400,000 children every year.1“Diarrhoeal disease is the third leading cause of death in children under 5 years old and is responsible for killing around 443 832 children every year.” World Health Organization, “Diarrhoeal disease,” 2024. jQuery(‘#footnote_plugin_tooltip_16749_1_1’).tooltip({ tip: ‘#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_16749_1_1’, tipClass:…

Capability Scoring: A Model for Capital Allocation That Moves Beyond Capacity as the GoalDavid Bonbright Principal, Deep Fathom

Jul 23, 2026

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Midy Aponte-Vargas has written one of the clearest statements of philanthropy’s core problem I’ve read this year. The operating-system framing is right. Capacity-as-deficit is right. The argument that more flexible […] The post Capability Scoring: A Model for Capital Allocation That Moves Beyond Capacity as the GoalDavid Bonbright Principal, Deep Fathom appeared first on The…

Disaster-Response Charities and Climate Change: What Predicts Risk Reduction Behavior?

Jul 23, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Even as climate change brings more extreme weather and threatens nonprofit service continuity, the organizations that respond to local disasters vary considerably in how much risk reduction they carry out. Theories of protection motivation and planned … Goto full post >>

When Is AI in the Public’s Interest? Four Questions Philanthropy Should Ask FirstBen Zeno Tracy McFerrin Founder and Principal, Credo Advisors

Jul 21, 2026

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When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), these are not merely interesting times. They are disorienting ones. The technology is evolving quickly, the claims around it are louder than the […] The post When Is AI in the Public’s Interest? Four Questions Philanthropy Should Ask FirstBen Zeno Tracy McFerrin Founder and Principal, Credo Advisors appeared…

What Counts as Volunteering? Evolving Definitions and Measures of Volunteering in Australia (1970s–2025)

Jul 21, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This research note examines how volunteering has been defined and measured in Australia since the 1970s, and how those choices shape what becomes visible in policy and statistics. Drawing on a historical analysis of national surveys, government reports, … Goto full post >>

Navigating Dual-Structured Crisis: Factors Influencing Nonprofit Organizational Resilience

Jul 18, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. The COVID-19 pandemic constituted an unprecedented exogenous shock to many nonprofit organizations, testing their ability to sustain operations and adapt to crises. Building on population ecology and nonprofit organizational resilience framework, this … Goto full post >>

The Case for Funding Courage: Why Donors Who Embrace Risk Should Embrace Strategic LitigationNick Grono CEO, The Freedom Fund

Jul 16, 2026

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In 2016, my Freedom Fund colleagues and I met with lawyers preparing to represent three Eritrean refugees in a case against Nevsun, a Canadian mining company. The men alleged they […] The post The Case for Funding Courage: Why Donors Who Embrace Risk Should Embrace Strategic LitigationNick Grono CEO, The Freedom Fund appeared first on…

When the Supreme Court Speaks, Philanthropy Must Listen Closely

Jul 15, 2026

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NCRP’s Response to Regressive SCOTUS 2026 Decisions Indigenous sovereignty. Reproductive justice. Birthright citizenship. Trans rights. Voting rights. Civil rights. Whether the decisions were favorable or unfavorable, the cases of the 2026 Supreme Court session are not isolated. These rulings are just the latest example of the impressive decades-long tactics by regressive funders. For more than a…

On Not Knowing What I Am Doing: Leadership Lessons From a Tumultuous TimePhil Buchanan President, CEP

Jul 14, 2026

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A few years into my tenure as CEP’s president, when I was in my mid-30s, I made a confession to our board of directors in executive session. It was a […] The post On Not Knowing What I Am Doing: Leadership Lessons From a Tumultuous TimePhil Buchanan President, CEP appeared first on The Center for…

Casting a Wider Net for Cost-Effective Programs

Jul 13, 2026

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GiveWell tends to be known for its work in areas like malaria prevention, water treatment, and nutrition. But as our research team has grown, so has our ability to search for cost-effective programs across a much wider range of issues. Serious health problems, such as lack of medical oxygen and stockouts of essential medicines at…

Dimensions of Religiosity, Religious Residue, and the Philanthropy of the Formerly Religious

Jul 13, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This article develops a framework to better understand philanthropic donations and volunteering among those who have left religion by testing interactions among four dimensions of religiosity (i.e., beliefs, values/morals, spiritual practices/rituals, and … Goto full post >>

Variety Over Frequency: How Cross-Genre Attendance Relates to Donor Progression in Arts Festivals

Jul 10, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Arts organizations face intense competition for private support, making effective donor segmentation essential. While attendance frequency is a well-known correlate of giving, little research has quantified the role of event variety—the breadth of … Goto full post >>

You Can’t Build Ecosystems on BurnoutLaura Hennighausen Director of Strategic Philanthropy, Purpose Possible

Jul 9, 2026

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The Center for Effective Philanthropy’s annual State of Nonprofits report is out, and its findings were not a major surprise: nonprofit leaders are increasingly burned out at the exact moment […] The post You Can’t Build Ecosystems on BurnoutLaura Hennighausen Director of Strategic Philanthropy, Purpose Possible appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto…

Nonprofits Have Options: A Framework for Mission Continuity in a CrisisBrenda Falk Research Manager, Dorothy A. Johnson Center for PhilanthropyTory Martin Director of Communications and Strategic Partnerships, Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Jul 7, 2026

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The nonprofit sector has a complicated relationship with endings. Organizational survival is often treated as an unquestioned good: funders reward persistence, boards equate closure with failure, and leaders internalize institutional […] The post Nonprofits Have Options: A Framework for Mission Continuity in a CrisisBrenda Falk Research Manager, Dorothy A. Johnson Center for PhilanthropyTory Martin Director…

The Heart Versus the Head: How Nonprofit Use of Emotion and Cognition Attracts Donors and Volunteers

Jul 3, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. How do nonprofits use language to attract donors and volunteers? We investigate how nonprofits attract these resources by framing emotion and cognition in descriptions of their activities to make them optimally distinctive compared to their peers. We … Goto full post >>

Better Together: Some Reasons for Optimism this Fourth of July, According to GranteesJoseph Lee Senior Manager, Assessment and Advisory Services

Jul 1, 2026

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It’s perhaps the understatement of the year — or, maybe more fittingly, the semiquincentennial — to say that it’s a challenging moment for the nonprofit sector. As CEP has shared […] The post Better Together: Some Reasons for Optimism this Fourth of July, According to GranteesJoseph Lee Senior Manager, Assessment and Advisory Services appeared first…

The Ethics of Islamic Philanthropy

Jun 30, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This article reconstructs the ethical architecture of Islamic philanthropy through qualitative thematic content analysis of Qur’anic and Prophetic sources. While existing scholarship documents important elements of Islamic giving, the ethical foundations … Goto full post >>

Author: John Child, Rose Narooz, Nora Ramadan