Salesforce is continuing the Power of Us program — part of its 1:1:1 model, which encourages organizations to leverage technology and resources to improve communities. Salesforce.org offered nonprofits and educational institutions technology donations and pro bono support totaling $1.45 billion in Fiscal Year 2021. Through the Power of Us program, nonprofits and education institutions get 10 free licenses and select Salesforce.org products. Many […]

Each Thanksgiving grandchildren sigh and explain the social sector to America. It goes something like this: first, Grandpa asks his eldest granddaughter about work. She excitedly talks about joining the staff of an innovative nonprofit. Then, from the other end of the table, Aunt Sally pipes up, “oh, it’s so great that you’re volunteering.” The […]

TIME’S UP, the fledgling organization that quickly gained a foothold amid the #MeToo movement to focus on gender equity and workplace sexual harassment and assault, plans to rebuild from the ground up in what its leaders describe as a “reset.” Interim President and CEO Monifa Bandele will step down by the end of the year […]

Denise Perry, executive director of Millennium Care Inc., in New York City pleaded guilty to tax evasion and theft. And, the organization will be dissolved in a plea deal with the State of New York. The stolen funds were meant to cover operating costs of short-term housing services at a 100-room homeless shelter based in […]

Google will donate $2 million in cash and donated ads to 20 food assistance organizations, food banks and food pantries across the United States. Organizations will be chosen based on their demonstrated innovation ability in meeting the needs of their communities. The donations are on top of $20 million in employee donations and company matching […]

It’s time for the board to come up with names of people with whom the nonprofit should make contact — for a request, for inside information about a community program, for any good purpose that benefits the growth and thriving of the organization. “Well, let’s go around the table and share some of the people […]

The pandemic caused an uptick in nonprofits’ financial liquidity and it led to an acceleration in technology adoption, according to a new survey. Nonprofits where there was an influx of revenue during the past year might have more unrestricted net assets than they previously were able to maintain.  Leaders at almost one-third of organizations surveyed […]

The Ford Foundation announced a five-year, $25 million grant to sustain and strengthen the global movement calling on governments at all levels to invest in protections for the world’s 2.1 billion informal workers as a central component of economic recovery plans. This funding comes ahead of the 109th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), where […]

Financial tech platform firm Community Brands, owner of MIP Fund Accounting as well as other software and payment products, has acquired ProSoft Solutions of Bartonville, Texas. ProSoft Solutions provides advanced services, training, and implementation support to clients. Details of the deal were not released. The firms have approximately 400 clients in common. The acquisition adds […]

October’s nonprofit jobs report brought good news with nearly 45,000 jobs being added during the month. The sector has now recovered 70% of the 1.64 million jobs initially estimated to have been lost during the first three months of the pandemic. October saw a significant gain of 44,576 nonprofit jobs, reducing the total lost jobs […]

Changes during the pandemic to long-held traditions and practices among foundations could very well continue into the future, according to new survey research from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP). The Cambridge, Mass.-based CEP today released “Foundations Respond To Crisis: Lasting Change?” which shows that foundation leaders plan to continue practices such as providing a […]