By Dr. Alicia Schatteman Mr. F. Emerson Andrews was an author, foundation consultant, and former president of the Foundation Center in New York according to
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Nonprofit Job Titles and Why They Matter
By Dr. Alicia Schatteman, Director, Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies Job titles matter. They are guideposts and signals to staff and those outside of
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Register for Upcoming Webinars
The Center has confirmed the 2021-2022 webinar series. All webinars will be conducted over Zoom on Wednesdays from 9 to 11 am. Each webinar is
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Non-profit Career Paths: A straight line or a crooked road?
By Kristin Clark Miller, NIU Foundation and NNGO Staff Associate Do you remember being little and having an adult ask you what you wanted to
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Research Translation: Nonprofit Leadership and Governance in Times of Crisis
By Saidouri Zomaya, NNGO Graduate Assistant In this article, Caitlin McMullin and Paloma Raggo examine the roles of nonprofit boards within organizations and how they
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Libraries: The Original Open Access Community and Information Center
“The public library is a center of public happiness first, of public education next.” ― John Cotton Dana, A Library Primer (1903). Libraries have been, and will likely always
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Book Review “Humanity’s Last Stand, A Call for Justice Using an Anthropological Imagination”
By Saidouri Zomaya, Graduate Assistant How often do we come across a book that transforms our understanding of fundamental issues impacting society today? And how
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By Saidouri Zomaya, Graduate Teaching Assistant When I first started my volunteering journey at World Relief Chicago, little did I know the kind of impact
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2020 Nonprofit Headlines and Hardship
By Dr. Alicia Schatteman The two most significant events that affected, or are affecting, nonprofits in 2020 was the killing of George Floyd and the
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Philanthropy and Giving During the 2020 Holiday Season
By Dr. Alicia Schatteman It’s hard to underestimate the importance of the holiday season for most nonprofit organizations, especially during COVID19. About 70 percent of Americans
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