By Kate Zilke and Brett Mayfield   The COVID-19 pandemic has made for a year of adjustments in almost every aspect of our lives to protect the health of our communities––including the ways we collaborate to make a social impact. From virtual staff meetings to working from our laptops, nonprofits have needed to implement a lot of technology to continue reaching their goals. After an entire year, what technologies have

View the Resource By Kamaryn Johnson In this video, Northwestern undergraduate student Kamaryn Johnson, discusses how donor types changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

View the Resource By Jamie Mill In this video, Northwestern undergraduate student Jamie Mill compares online auction platforms. These platforms became more popular as nonprofits adapted their fundraising during the COVID-19 pandemic.

View the Resource By Sam Liu In this video, Northwestern undergraduate student Sam Liu talks about trends in virtual fundraising events that have emerged in the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Brett Mayfield   Nonprofit boards are a governing body of individuals responsible for the organizations’ affairs and conduct (Herman & Renz, 2000). While board members play a vital role in nonprofit management, little research exists about these individuals’ active roles in collaboration with other organizations. With little discussion about what board members bring to the table, leaders may not know what is valuable to look for in new members

By Brett Mayfield   When non-governmental organizations (NGOs) such as nonprofits seek to make an impact and achieve goals, they need the organizational capacity to do so. In recent decades, capacity-building has become more and more popular among NGOs worldwide. With such a wide variety of social issues to be tackled and few reliable capacity measures available to NGOs, Shumate et al. developed the Nonprofit Capacity Instrument in 2017. They