Worrisome trends have emerged in a variety of findings about boys’ and young men’s health and well-being.
Performing Philanthropy
Sarah Lutman is a St. Paul-based independent consultant and writer for clients in the cultural, media and philanthropic sectors.
Many organizations need to adopt the enterprising, positive mindset of startups.
Knight Media Forum emphasizes building stronger connections within communities.
Community needs increase as Minnesota nonprofits struggle to recruit and retain enough qualified staff.
Instead of seeking broad-based common ground, too often nonprofits limit themselves to like-minded people.
McKnight Foundation helps found Minnesota's chapter of the Press Forward national initiative.
Twin Cities arts organizations innovate to get people into their concert halls and theaters.
Community-based nonprofits focus on wellness and the whole person to improve health outcomes.
Can more nonprofits contribute to livelier cities and neighborhoods at the street level?
With accelerating change, organizations need strategies that enable leaders to quickly modify nonprofit activities.
Volunteer board members are pandemic-fatigued, so meetings must be substantive, compelling, and well-planned.
Minnesota pet owners benefit from a large network of organizations and volunteers that support pet health.
St. Paul is a national leader in efforts to learn from guaranteed income experiments.
The African American Leadership Forum's new strategy addresses public safety and employment challenges.
At a major Minneapolis conference, leaders explore how opera organizations can better represent the cultures within their communities.
The pandemic revealed deep disparities in access to computers and broadband, which must be addressed in a digital-first society.
Participatory processes are on the rise, helping accelerate inclusion and increase transparency within nonprofits.
Key U.S. senators want to require that gifts to donor-advised funds be transferred more quickly to nonprofits. But some charities oppose the legislation.