Thanks to the new political action committee (PAC)CForward , nonprofit organizations now have a voice on Capitol Hill. And it's about time.

Nonprofits have long lived in a strange political limbo. Despite the fact that a huge percentage of us exist to provide a social safety net for...

This week the Craigslist Foundation announced it is ceasing operations after more than a decade of working to strengthen the work of grassroots community organizations and activists.

While the specifics of their situation are still being held closely, the immediate question on most people's minds is what'll happen...

We often hear how Millennials are the most conscious consumers and that Boomers transition from careers to civic engagement. But according to a new federal report on volunteer trends,...

Cause-related marketing has been around for some time now, but that does not mean it is a well-oiled machine yet. Consider the following three scenarios in one cause engagement example:

1. Ainesh, communications manager at the nonprofit LitKids, is in charge of promoting programs that...

The National Conference on Volunteering and Service, held June 6 through 8 in New Orleans, was great on so many levels, but for me the decision to place this year's biggest conference on volunteering in "NOLA" was best illustrated when...

Late last month the reporters at the Chronicle of Philanthropy broke news that the Corporation for National and Community Service probably wishes they hadn't. After a little more than a year on the job, Patrick Corvington, the new CEO of CNCS, would be resigning soon to take an...

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the disastrous BP oil spill in the Gulf, and I'm joining many others in trying to put the experience into context.

A year ago, just a few days before Earth Day, the nation watched helplessly as the first reports of fire and casualties...