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Nonprofits face fierce headwinds, look to private sector to fill funding gaps | Philanthropy News Digest, 02 aug 2025
The Editor's Post: Diversity in social enterprise: do positive attitudes lead to positive action? | Pioneers Post, 01 aug 2025
Open Board Search - How a new approach to recruiting board members can transform nonprofits | Stanford Social Innovation Review, 31 jul 2025
The 6 best volunteer opportunities for making a difference | Quartz, 29 jul 2025
What Young Social Entrepreneurs Are Teaching Us About Skills, Scale, and Sustainability | UNDP, 15 jul 2025
New report reveals the highs and lows of UK charity management since 2020 | Charity Times, 13 jul 2025
Starting, Scaling and Sustaining Social Innovation | OECD, 25 jun 2025
Educating the Nonprofit Leaders of the Future | Stanford Social Innovation Review, 29 may 2025
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING: A CHOICE BETWEEN CHARITY IMPACT AND FINANCIAL RESILIENCE? | Charities Aid Foundation, 27 may 2025
The evolution of research on corporate social responsibility and financial performance: a bibliometric analysis | Taylor & Francis Online, 25 may 2025
June 2014
Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 30 jun 2014
Businesspeople have skills and expertise that can benefit nonprofits for better operations and governance. On the other hand by joining nonprofits and their boards, business executives not only provide value to themselves but also their employers. According to research by City of London, there are increased skills among volunteer leaders in categories including team building, negotiating, problem solving and financial knowledge. Moreover research by Deloitte shows that among socially engaged employers, 87% of employees had an improved perception of their company and greater loyalty. Nick Hurd, UK Minister for Civil Society, points out that potential trustees should look for opportunities to align board service 'with a social issue they care about.' Read on...
NonProfit Quarterly:
The Skills Businesspeople Gain on Nonprofit Boards
Author:
Eileen Cunniffe
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