An analysis of how young Americans responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and protests against police brutality against African Americans found that social media tends to bring together both like-minded people and people with polarizing views across all types of divides for "conversations" that unfold in real time....

The founder and CEO of BECOME, a nonprofit organization that uses evaluation as a tool to advance social justice and thriving communities, argues that evaluation is most effective when it is culturally responsive and engages multiple stakeholders — especially those likely to be impacted by the intervention — in the process of developing questions, designing solutions, and recommending next steps based on lessons learned....

The president of the Red Rooster Group outlines seven steps to ensure consistent application of a unified visual identity and messaging, which is critical to building brand recognition....

The the immediate past chair of the Giving USA Foundation and founder and CEO of Dunham + Company observes that charitable organizations that have maintained donation levels did so by pivoting quickly to donor-centric communications that emphasized the challenges donors might be facing while also affirming the relevance of their missions, and that many donors have cited COVID-19 as the main reason they plan to give more....

Feldmann, whose latest book is The Corporate Social Mind, argues that nonprofits have an opportunity, even a responsibility, to help companies successfully engage customers, employees, and stakeholders in taking action on social issues....

The president of the Red Rooster Group offers tips for partnering with an outside consultant in a way that ensures  outcomes that meet the organization's needs....

Wildstein, a fundraiser for the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University, outlines important questions and considerations nonprofits should examine before deciding to host a virtual fundraising event....

In his latest, Feldmann shares five key takeaways from a series of survey questions posed to young Americans (ages 18-30) conducted immediately after the killing of George Floyd....

During this unprecedented public health emergency, Neal, board chair of the Valleywise Health Foundation, and development staff at Valleywise Health have found three approaches to be critical to the organization's ability to maintain a consistent funding stream....

The CEO of BoardBuild explains how diversity drives organizational performance, inclusion drives action, and the outcome is equity — and calls on nonprofit board members to speak out about developing policies that strengthen diversity and building leadership that supports change....

The president of brand strategy firm Red Rooster Group outlines steps for creating a clear Request for Proposal and selecting the right branding agency or fundraising consultant who can help a nonprofit revise its strategic plan and shape its future.... 

In this time of uncertainty, nonprofits' embrace of innovation and technology should not merely be focused on substitution, writes Feldmann, but should aim instead to develop entirely new experiences....

Before the crisis, writes M+R's DiJulio, the key to effective digital fundraising was to communicate timely, emotionally relevant appeals designed to motivate supporters to feel like they can make a difference. That hasn't changed a bit....

During this time of COVID, nonprofits need to recapture some of the time they've lost while also protecting the health of their employees, writes Kuntz; going "virtual" is a way to do that.... 

The executive director of Business for Impact at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and the program director for Business for Impact's New Strategies program argue that some nonprofits will thrive in the current volatile environment, some will be forced to close, and some — with the help of smart, speedy planning — will survive....

When marketing and advocacy are encouraged and enabled by leadership to work together, writes Feldmann, even small wins tend to morph into bigger ones....

The managing director VOX Global, a strategic communications agency, argues that the months leading up to the presidential election presents philanthropic and nonprofit leaders with an opportunity to highlight important issues, contribute to and inform the national dialogue, and advocate for the public interest....

The question in 2020, writes Feldmann, is not so much about what we might do to recreate an earlier age of activism, but rather what we have learned from the past and how can it be applied to the present and future....