Nonprofits engaged in strategic planning and brand strategy work often struggle to translate the internal memos and documents generated by the process into broader organizational change, but an internal branding process can turn that around in a hurry — and deliver additional benefits to boot....

Nonprofits that want to use their brand to increase their impact need to design it into their organizations, not just their communications, argues Matt Schwartz in the first installment of a new three-part mini-series....

McGuire, director of strategy at Constructive, champions the idea that a well-articulated brand strategy can be transformative for organizations working to create social change....

Knowing your issue is one thing but influencing action on that issue is another. Regular contributor Feldmann shares some steps you can take to ratchet up your own influence.... 

Diesing, co-founder and managing director of DNL OmniMedia, shares five things nonprofits can do to enhance their web presence and develop a sustainable digital marketing strategy that won't disappoint....

Is the cost of application software development keeping your organization from realizing its full potential? Breakthrough Technology's Wilson explains how something called citizen software development might just be the answer you've been looking for....

The digital space is the infrastructure we all depend on, writes Bernholz. But for civil society to secure its freedom of thought and action is a major challenge....

The global philanthropy sector's information infrastructure is wholly inadequate, argues Keystone Accountability's Bonbright. But it doesn't have to be that way....

Philanthropy support organizations have a vital role in ensuring that disruptive technology leads to change for the better, argues Rhodri Davies, head of policy at the UK-based Charities Aid Foundation....

Masha Pearl, executive director of The Blue Card, offers three reasons why taking a nonprofit job as a first job — like she did — could mean gaining great career development opportunities while working for a mission one believes in....

In the latest installment of MyCareer, Suzanne Elliott shares dating-inspired advice designed to help your organization find the "perfect" board member....

What's in a job description? More than you might think. Envision Consulting's Tiffany Garcia looks at six common mistakes managers make when crafting their job descriptions....

Social impact bonds (SIBs) do not offer a silver bullet for solving social problems, writes Murray but they may represent the first expression of a new form of capitalism that optimizes risk for return and impact....

Although they didn't originate the concept, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, gave the philanthropy LLC its "big reveal" when they launched the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in December 2015. Brakman Reiser, a professor of law at Brooklyn Law School, explains why the vehicle is attractive to high-net-worth donors and, barring another round of tax reform, why it's here to stay....

Increasing numbers of Americans want charitable organizations to step into the policy arena and lead the causes they care about. But if philanthropists are going to help make that happen, argue Patrick Guerriero and Susan Wolf Ditkoff, they will need to work through five fundamental questions....

As the pace of technology continues to accelerate, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed, writes TechSoup's Stephen Jackson. But doing these four things now will help keep your organization ahead of the curve....

Ready to supercharge your fundraising results? These tips from digital strategist Michael Stein are sure to help....

What type of data should your social impact organization be collecting? Alexandra Pittman, founder and CEO of ImpactMatter, a platform designed to make it easy for organizations to track trends hiding in their data, shares some advice....