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SSIR blogger John Brothers the Principal of Cuidiu Consulting, a Senior Fellow in executive leadership with the Support Center for Nonprofit Management, and an adjunct professor at New York University’s Wagner School for Public Service.

Philanthropy

The Key to Capacity Building Is Funding Long-Term Health Not Short-Term Workouts

Philanthropists: Rather than making periodic grants that focus on capacity building, embed capacity-building funding into each and every grant you make.

By John Brothers | 10 | Jun. 2, 2011
 

Economic Development

New School Economics

Reviewed By Kevin Starr | 2 | May. 18, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Rosetta Thurman holds a Master’s degree in Nonprofit Management and blogs about nonprofits, leadership and social change at rosettathurman.com

Human Rights

Nonprofits Don’t Really Care About Diversity

Nonprofit staff isn’t very diverse. Nonprofit boards aren’t very diverse. Nonprofits need more diversity.

By Rosetta Thurman | 2 | May. 18, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Stephanie Wolcott is social responsibility director for the Alcoa Foundation in New York City and serves as content contributor to KIN Global at the Kellogg School of Management.

Nonprofits

Listen to the People

Always talk to the people you are trying to help. And make sure you listen.

By Stephanie Wolcott | 4 | Apr. 18, 2011
 
SSIR blogger John Brothers the Principal of Cuidiu Consulting, a Senior Fellow in executive leadership with the Support Center for Nonprofit Management, and an adjunct professor at New York University’s Wagner School for Public Service.

Nonprofits

Republican Focus on Planned Parenthood: A 25-Year Trend of Partisan Action

In the excitement of the budget negotiations, a nonprofit organization was again thrust into the national spotlight.

By John Brothers | 2 | Apr. 14, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Liane Phillips is the author of Why Don’t They Just Get a Job: One Couple’s Mission to End Poverty in Their Community.

Nonprofits

Attacking Poverty Through Jobs

I hope that as long as there is poverty in our country, there will be a Cincinnati Works’ model that can help families escape poverty.

By Liane Phillips | Mar. 28, 2011
 
SSIR blogger John Brothers the Principal of Cuidiu Consulting, a Senior Fellow in executive leadership with the Support Center for Nonprofit Management, and an adjunct professor at New York University’s Wagner School for Public Service.

Nonprofits

ACORN, NPR, Planned Parenthood, and the Sector’s Challenges in Protecting Itself

There should be greater concern over who is protecting nonprofits that find themselves in situations like that of NPR, which recently lost its federal funding.

By John Brothers | 1 | Mar. 24, 2011
 
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Nonprofits

One Nonprofit Closure: The Missed Merger Opportunity

If you believe you are headed toward a merger, start the process sooner rather than later.

By Jean Butzen | Mar. 22, 2011
 
SSIR blogger David Simpson is the co-founder and president of GoldMail and is on the board of Aim High.

Philanthropy

Funding for Education—the Perils of “Guidelines du Jour”

The work of charities in almost all circumstances requires focused effort over a substantial period of time.

By David Simpson | 1 | Mar. 21, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Kelly Kleiman, who blogs as The Nonprofiteer, is principal of NFP Consulting.

Philanthropy

“L3C” Spells “Caveat Emptor”

The notion of L3Cs is that they’re a vehicle for doing well by doing good and therefore an improvement over the typical nonprofit structure.

By Kelly Kleiman | 8 | Mar. 18, 2011