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The big picture of the social sector, backed by data and expertise

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Author David Rosado with a colleague from Council on Foundations.
Trends & Issues

How can annual survey data help strengthen community foundations?

The CF Insights Annual Survey report reveals how community foundations compare on revenue mix, expense ratios, and staffing. See what the latest data means for strengthening your foundation.

June 9, 2026 | By David Rosado
A couple opening up a DAF account.
Trends & Issues

5 takeaways from the 2026 DAF Fundraising Report

DAF fundraising growth is outpacing all other revenue streams. A new report based on data from 54 national nonprofits reveals key trends in donor retention, gift size, and growth that fundraisers need to know.

June 8, 2026 | By Kyoko Uchida
Two young nonprofit professionals learning how to use their donor management software.
Trends & Issues

Do nonprofits see donor management software as helpful for fundraising?

Nonprofits are loyal to their donor management software, but not all say it’s actually helping them raise money. New survey data reveals why, and how to get more from your investment.

June 4, 2026 | By Karen Graham
Colleagues learning how to reduce their AI footprint.
Tips & Training

What to know about AI’s environmental impact and how to minimize it

AI’s environmental impact is real. Discover practical ways to reduce your organization’s AI footprint without giving up the tools that help you do your work.

June 3, 2026 | By Nicole Kerson

Trends & Issues

Nonprofit burnout by design: How lack of philanthropic support impacts women of color nonprofit leaders

Nonprofit burnout among women of color leaders isn’t a personal failing—it’s a structural one. New research shows what funders must do differently to support equitable grantmaking practices.

May 20, 2026 By Natanja Craig Oquendo
A team of diverse women dealing with nonprofit burnout.

Trends & Issues

DataWoven: Making nonprofits led by women of color visible

DataWoven reveals the structural capital gap holding back nonprofits led by women of color—and what philanthropy must do to fund the movements driving real change.

March 30, 2026 By Elizabeth Barajas-Román
A Black woman thinking at a meeting.

Data & Insights

Women’s History Month 2026: What we know about U.S. nonprofits led by women

For Women’s History Month 2026, we’re digging into the data to share what we know about women-led nonprofits in the U.S. and how board representation and foundation support are impacted in those organizations.

March 25, 2026 By Mantin Diomande
A woman looking at data and insights on women-led nonprofits.

Trends & Issues

Are women leaders making progress in the nonprofit sector?

Women leaders are advancing in the nonprofit sector, but pay gaps and uneven funding remain. Discover key data, trends, and leadership lessons to help shape the future for women at nonprofits.

March 23, 2026 By Kyoko Uchida
Group of women leaders learning from each other.

Trends & Issues

Women’s and girls’ organizations continue to make progress for gender equality

Women’s and girls’ organizations are advancing gender equality through coalitions, advocacy, and multiyear support from donors—despite funding gaps and rising challenges.

March 19, 2026 By Amy Hutchinson
Group of people from different organizations that are advancing gender equality.

Tips & Training

How can funders build trust?

Former CGRE executive director Margaret Hempel shares key learnings about investing in partners to drive long-term change from her time leading the Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity.

January 8, 2026 By Margaret Hempel
People protesting in legislature. Photo credit: CCR Studios

Trends & Issues

Leadership is about creating space for others and for ourselves 

Ms. Foundation for Women’s Teresa C. Younger shares what leadership means in feminist philanthropy and why it comes down to creating space for others and ourselves.

December 17, 2025 By Teresa C. Younger
Teresa speaking at the New Hampshire Women's Foundation annual luncheon.

Trends & Issues

Practicing solidarity: Lessons from a partnership between funders and social movements  

Grassroots International’s program director shares learnings from supporting grassroots feminist movements and why mutual partnerships are essential to their work.  

December 10, 2025 By Jovanna Garcia Soto
Participants at the International Meeting of World March of Women in Turkey.

Data & Insights

After the surge: Giving to women’s and girls’ organizations peaked in 2022, then plateaued 

Women Philanthropy Institute’s interim director shares recent trends in charitable giving to women’s and girls’ organizations—and what lessons this data holds for nonprofits and funders.

October 29, 2025 By Lauren Brathwaite
A diverse group of women.

Trends & Issues

Nonprofit mergers aren’t a last resort—but a strategic first choice 

Leaders of Girl Rising and She’s the First share why nonprofit mergers remain rare despite the strategic benefits they unlock—like the ability to more efficiently and effectively drive impact.

October 15, 2025 By Kate Kiama, Christina Lowery, Nidhi Shukla, and Tammy Tibbetts
Staff members of She's the First and Girl Rising team up at a training event for community-based organizations in Nairobi, Kenya in July 2025.