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Getting the Most from Your Organization’s Partnerships

October 9, 2025

by Victor Valentine, CEO of NHSA NHSA recently hosted a roundtable conversation for its national human services leaders that centered on a timely question: when should nonprofits engage in external partnerships? In today’s fast-moving landscape, opportunities often arrive faster than organizations can properly evaluate. Yet one shared truth emerged—not every collaboration is meant to be […]

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Executive Compensation: Balancing Leadership Value and Sector Responsibility

June 16, 2025

At NHSA, we know that executive compensation isn’t just about salaries, it’s about aligning leadership with mission, values, and public trust. As we prepare to release our annual compensation survey report, here are some guidelines and examples your organization might consider when navigating executive level compensation. Breaking Down the Components of Executive Compensation Executive pay […]

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2023 State of Grantseeking Report

June 15, 2023

GrantStation has released the “2023 State of Grantseeking Report” which spotlights recent developments in funding so that organizations can be more strategic in their grantseeking. The results serve as a valuable analytics tool for organizations to review their grantseeking efforts, educate stakeholders, manage expectations, report on performance, and plan for the future. Benchmarks in the […]

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Risk Management Resources

April 12, 2023

Nonprofit Risk Management Center (NRMC) published the newest edition of the magazine, Risk Management Essentials, focused on Economic Risk. The issue features managing recession risk, as well as practical guidance on scenario planning, and more. Earlier in the year, NRMC released the “2023 Risk Insights: Question Everything” report to help nonprofit leaders navigate the challenges […]

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Fast Frames for Social Change

March 2, 2023

FrameWorks Institute released Fast Frames, a six-part mini-series of videos featuring quick advice to more strategically and effectively frame your messages. Each of the videos in the series shares a specific framing tip to help advance social change work, including lessons on: Leading with solutions, talking about data, alternatives to “vulnerability” framing, using visuals to […]

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