Show notes
The nonprofit sector, including philanthropy, is at a crossroads. Shari Dunn compares the nonprofit sector to an ill patient, and discusses the contributing factors that led to this condition. She prescribes how the patient can get well, be healthy, and thrive. She reimagines the transformation of the nonprofit world into an exciting, effective, and vital social enterprise. In this episode:Moment of great change for nonprofit sector (4:21)Interplay between philanthropy and nonprofits (7:09)How nonprofits should see themselves (11:17)Philanthropy historically and what it should look like now (16:42)Board members’ role (21:06)Address race and racism (22:30)Additional resources:NAO's 2020 State of the Sector Report – Nonprofit Association of OregonAmerica’s Nonprofits – National Council of NonprofitsThe Charitable Sector – Independent SectorHealth of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector – Independent SectorNonprofit Executives and the Racial Leadership Gap – Race to Lead, Building Movement ProjectThe Race to Lead Series – Race to Lead, Building Movement ProjectRace to Lead: Women of Color in the Nonprofit Sector – Race to Lead, Building Movement ProjectThe Social Sector Has an Internal Racism Problem – SOJOURNERSHow Can Philanthropy Redistribute Power – Trust-Based Philanthrophy ProjectNo More Band-Aids: How Funders Can Advance Systems Change – PEAK GrantmakingJim Crow Philanthropy by Emily Masghati – US History SceneTrends in Northwest Giving 2019– Philanthropy NorthwestCharitable Giving Showed Solid Growth – Giving USA