By Marco Montenegro

Published by CausePlanet, this article explores the role of language in the nonprofit sector. Comparing terms like climate change to environmental justice, Marco describes how critical it is for today's nonprofit leaders to hear and understand the nuances of language in order to better serve their constituents. 

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Partnerships in the Domestic Violence Field

By Bob Harrington and Lester Olmstead-Rose

Created in partnership with the Blue Shield of California Foundation’s Blue Shield Against Violence Program, this publication shares research, survey results, and lessons learned about the status of collaborative partnerships in the domestic violence field. These materials were developed to help spur conversations about collaboration field-wide and to inspire additional exploration of how innovative partnerships can help strengthen the work of domestic violence organizations in California. Download the PDF.

Surviving and Thriving in Tough Times: a Framework for Nonprofits Facing Economic Stress

Written by Scott Schaffer, Jo DeBolt, and Heather Gowdy, this article details a framework for responding to financial challenges in a systematic way.  The methodology helps nonprofit leaders identify and adopt high-impact changes to an organization's business model. Download the PDF.

Does your organization have a high impact board? Seven questions to ask

By Vance Yoshida

Published by CausePlanet, this article describes characteristics of a high impact board and seven questions you can ask in order to evaluate whether your organize benefits from a high impact board.

Five Myths About Nonprofit Partnerships

By Jo DeBolt

This article describes interesting trends in data gleamed from The Collaboration Prize, an initiative created by The Lodestar Foundation. The Collaboration Prize selection process was managed by La Piana Consulting and spotlights collaborations among two or more nonprofit organizations.