Murphy, a communications and outreach strategist at Constructive, shares some key takeaways from this year's Communications Network conference in San Francisco and why it was so special.... 

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....

the things our organizations do and the reasons they do them, writes Kuntz. But as nonprofits continue to find ways to do more, everyone benefits....

Instead of asking supporters to acknowledge their support for your work with a social media shoutout, ask them to actually do something, writes Feldmann, that shows their commitment to the cause and at the same time advances it....

Behind every successful social movement, Feldmann reminds us, are people and organizations that have taken the time to listen first and then find and craft stories that pack an emotional punch....

Philanthropy helps the Royal House in Denmark maintain a relationship between monarch and people in the age of democracy, writes Thomsen....

As wealth and power is concentrated in fewer and fewer hands, writes Behar, philanthropy cannot continue to fight symptoms while ignoring structural questions of poverty, injustice, and indignity....

British Muslim philanthropy is founded on both a robust charity infrastructure and on strong Islamic values, writes Aziz, and it's the job of Muslim philanthropy to carry forward these values and transform the general Muslim practice of charitable giving into a long-term, sustainable program....

Pearl, executive director of The Blue Card, offers three reasons why taking a nonprofit job as a first job could mean gaining great career development opportunities while working for a mission you believe 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....

Across the social sector, writes Twersky, there is a growing recognition of the importance of being human centered — of putting the people we seek to benefit at the center of our problem-solving efforts....

Movements such as #MeToo and Time's Up reinforce why a rapid-response fund might focus on women human rights defenders. Seo, the founder of ReaMedica and ReaMedica Health Care Kenya, reports on one such fund....

Since its creation in 2012, #GivingTuesday has spread across the world, with official movements in forty-six countries and unofficial activity in dozens more. As Curran explains, there are important lessons all nonprofits can learn from its success....

It's been six months since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was implemented in Europe. Data privacy expert Watkins explains what you need to know to make sure your nonprofit is in compliance....

Bhaskaran, a software developer and founder of QuestionPro and SurveyAnalytics, provides a quick primer on how nonprofits can use surveying to improve every aspect of their operations, from program delivery to board recruitment....

A website with a great design and bad content is a bad website. Here are five things you can do to ensure your website isn't one of them....