Nonprofit human service providers are on the frontlines every day building the foundations of communal well-being in towns and cities across our country. As members of these communities, we witness the corrosive effects of racism in our systems and institutions and are committed to eliminating it. The current turmoil and police violence in our streets […]

By Zachary Tashman On June 8, House and Senate Democrats introduced the Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 7120), a legislative package designed to improve police accountability, transparency, and training. This legislation comes on the heels of nearly three weeks of nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Though this […]

By H. Art Taylor, President & CEO of BBB Wise Giving Alliance As President & CEO of BBB Wise Giving Alliance, I thought it important to stay connected to sector leaders to stay abreast of how they are managing during this highly unusual time. To do so I recently hosted a “Coffee with Colleagues” Zoom […]

As readers know, the National Reframing Initiative has been developing communications resources to make the case for funding human services during the age of COVID-19. The latest in the series is a sample message for potential donors around food and nutrition support that has become a dire need. To fulfill our potential, we all need […]

By Peg Hacskaylo, National Alliance for Safe Housing Domestic violence (DV) programs have had to respond a confluence of demands in the midst of the global pandemic, all while also working to ensure the safety and health of their staff and housing, with some programs limiting their staff to skeletal crews, conducting regular and deep […]