Tag: Public Sector
Nonprofits Need to Make Their Case
Already slammed by rising demand for services and greater reluctance by givers to give, nonprofits are taking a particularly harsh hit from state and local governments, and they need to speak up about the indispensable role they play in our communities and the economy.
That is the urgent message in a new report from the National Council of Nonprofits, reported today in the Philanthropy Journal... (continue reading this blog post)
Nonprofit Sector Needs to Be Better Understood
The nonprofit sector does not get enough respect.
The sector is big and sprawling, plays an indispensable role in society and the economy, and faces daunting financial and operating challenges… (continue reading this blog post)
The High Cost of Playing It Safe
Fiscal crises in dozens of states should drive foundations and nonprofitsto pay close attention to what their state governments are doing, and try to influence it where possible. In a recent report, “Beyond California: States in Peril,” the Pew Center for the States found that all but two states are contending with budget shortfalls, that the shortfall across all states is a staggering $178 billion, and identified 10 states in the most critical condition: California, Arizona, Rhode Island, Michigan, Oregon, Nevada, Florida, New Jersey, Illinois and Wisconsin… (continue reading this blog post)
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Field Building—Does it Matter What Field?
The author asks whether field building need always be done in the same way.
Will Recovery Effort Dilute Obama’s Giving-Sector Strategy?
Will the focus on economic recovery eliminate the promising possibilities that the Obama administration has had for the nonprofit sector?










