GS Insights Archives
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Voting season is ramping up, and so are concerns about the upcoming election. In 2020, claims of widespread fraud revolving largely around the use of voting machines culminated in a violent…
There has been chatter for decades about making the nonprofit sector more like the for-profit sector. But that chatter has increased in recent years as the idea of social entrepreneurship has…
Agency is a word that has become synonymous with personal power, the ability to dictate one's own actions, and the exercise of control over circumstances through individual behavior. Many…
Keeping your members engaged can require unique, innovative strategies. Check out the ideas in this guide to engage members and inspire them to renew.
In 2006, I founded and continue to run Music For Everyone (MFE), a “nonprofit” organization with a mission to cultivate the power of music as an educational and community-building tool in…
In this third and final blog post in our series, we’ll look at how CRI and BakerRipley’s models overturn the assumptions driving many mainstream attempts to help low-income people and…
There is more than one way to build up social capital systematically. In our first blog post, we unpacked the definition and purpose of social capital, and we looked at how Community Renewal…
Most nonprofits seek to address specific problems—or even particular aspects of specific problems—at the level of the individual. Unfortunately, many of these initiatives ignore the underlying…
A Funding Strategy gives your nonprofit a coherent roadmap for funding success. Why should you create one, and how do you get started? Let’s take a look.
Nonprofits are generally considered a force for good, a beacon of hope in a capitalist system that places shareholder profits first and foremost. But what happens when nonprofits decide to go to…
As COVID swept through the country and pharmaceutical companies raced to develop a vaccine, contrarian voices arose. There was a group of organizations that vociferously fought against the advice…
When I was working in-house at a nonprofit, I dreamt about meeting certain foundation leaders. It seemed nearly as exciting to engage with those luminaries as to win a grant from their…