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We're living in a time when everything feels uncertain. Political priorities shift overnight. Funding streams that seemed secure vanish. Policies that protected vulnerable communities get rolled back. The acronym for this is VUCA: volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous. But for those of us working in the third sector, this isn't new. We've been navigating VUCA conditions since before anyone gave it a name. What is new is the scale. The speed. The stakes. And in this moment,

It usually starts with a moment, not a meeting. Someone in your community gets evicted. A young person is arrested without cause.A family loses heat in the middle of winter. And suddenly, you’re not talking about it anymore—you’re doing  something about it.* You gather friends, neighbors, whoever will show up. You pass a hat, print a few flyers, borrow a space, and make it work. At first, it’s adrenaline and purpose. You see results. People show up. The energy is real. Then o

When we’re working to grow our passion projects and missions into self-sustaining movements and communities, we rely on perseverance,...

Movements are fueled by vision, courage, and people power. Whether you’re organizing tenants, running mutual aid, advocating in...

Many of us are running community-rooted organizations in the middle of overlapping crises: racial injustice, political whiplash, public...

If you’ve ever sat down to write a grant proposal and felt completely overwhelmed, you’re not alone. For many grassroots nonprofits, the...

Rethinking the Role of AI in Nonprofit Fundraising For many small nonprofits, fundraising feels like a constant uphill battle—limited...

Most nonprofits start the same way—a passionate group of people come together around a shared cause, pooling their time, energy, and...

Beyond “Friendly” to Forging Real Change In the nonprofit sector, we talk a lot about impact, equity, and justice. But too often, when it...