Sharing insights and updates to inform, elevate, and empower the social impact sector.
Celebrating Nonprofit Day Southern California’s nonprofit sector is undergoing an alarming contraction that will threaten essential social and civic infrastructure in our region. Each passing day, we learn about another
One Year After the Fires: A Nonprofit Sector Snapshot One year after the devastating 2025 Los Angeles fires, recovery remains far from complete. While rebuilding continues across affected communities, nonprofit
Before the 501(c)3, There Was the Community Black History Month tends to give us individuals. What it leaves out is the systems. The infrastructure. The mutual aid societies, the collective
“Injustice Anywhere Is a Threat to Justice Everywhere”: Why Dr. King’s Words Are a Warning for Today’s Times “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Dr. Martin Luther King,
End-of-Year CEO Letter: What 2025 Revealed About Our Sector By Efrain Escobedo, President & CEO, Center for Nonprofit Management (CNM) As we close out 2025, I want to speak plainly
Telling the Story of the Nonprofit Sector By Angelica Frias, Vice President of Action & Engagement Across California, nonprofits make everyday life possible. We power change, spark ideas, create jobs,
We All Should Honor and Deepen Our Understanding of Native American Heritage Each November and year-round, we celebrate and recognize Native American Heritage Month. It is a time to honor
How to protect your organization’s brand, donor trust, and fundraising strategy Recently, GoFundMe created donation pages for an estimated 1.4 million nonprofit organizations, without their knowledge or consent. While intended
We Learned When Our Sector Comes Together, We Are Unstoppable When we opened the doors to the 2025 Unstoppable Social Impact Sector Summit on October 9, the energy was electric.
Latino Heritage Month By Efrain Escobedo Latino Heritage Month this year is a reminder of our beauty and humanity as a people. More than gritos, tacos, pupusas, or mofongo, this
By Efrain Escobedo President & CEO, Center for Nonprofit Management Just over a decade ago, I watched as governments in Nicaragua and Venezuela began dismantling the infrastructure of civil society.
Recent federal immigration enforcement across LA communities and escalating military presence are alarming and having chilling effects on millions of immigrants. In this existential moment, the nonprofit sector must unify in the preservation of the caring and inclusive Los Angeles we all strive for.
