There are two alarming trends in the current nonprofit world, and they are profoundly and demonstrably linked. Across the nonprofit sector, the average donor retention rate is about 40% to 45%. That sadly means that out of 100 donors who contributed last year, only 40% to 45% will likely do so again this year. Unfortunately,
Image credit: Photo by Florian Olivo on Unsplash Despite some progress in recent decades in reducing the overall number of people incarcerated nationwide, the United States easily remains a paragon of mass incarceration. There are, at last count, some 1.9 million Americans locked up in federal, state, and county prisons and jails—a rate of incarceration that exceeds any
Click here to learn more about this new series from Edge Studios, and follow @npquarterly and @offthehookshorts on social to see episodes of “Off the Hook” as they are released. (Saphia sits out on her front stoop.) SAPHIA: The thing about communalism is that it sneaks up on you. We are not meant to be solitary, much as
Nonprofit organizations depend on dedicated and effective board members to fulfill their mission and drive positive change in their communities. Success in board membership requires a combination of personal qualities, commitment to the organization, and fulfillment of legal responsibilities. In this discussion, we will explore the essential qualities and responsibilities that make someone a successful
Image Credit: AVNphotolab on istock.com This July, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a new state law banning the use of cash bail in the state’s criminal justice system can go into effect. The ruling means that Illinois will become the first US state to end the use of cash bail, opponents of which have long argued
