By Jeff Fleischer, Youth Advocate Programs The National Human Service Assembly is a membership organization whose members reach almost every community in the nation through human services that address issues related to pre-school, after school, youth justice, child welfare, disabilities, senior citizens, poverty, education and disaster relief to name a few. At the National Assembly […]

The jovial celebration of each passing year also ushers in a sense of unease and uncertainty: what will we face next? In 2020, nonprofit teams face new risks brought on by global megatrends, as well as a few familiar risks that continue to morph and present new challenges. The Nonprofit Risk Management Center (NRMC) team […]

From all of the team at the National Human Services Assembly, we wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season! 2019 has been an exciting year with the launch of our FREE federal legislation advocacy tool PolicySource, the advancement of our National Reframing Human Services Initiative, and another $20.6 million nonprofit members saved through PurchasingPoint. […]

As you know, Lee Sherman announced his retirement from NHSA in September. The Board of Directors has taken the thoughtful and progressive decision to take time during this leadership transition to consider the future of the National Assembly. By hiring an Interim CEO, the board will benefit from the information gathered during an in-depth assessment […]

As Ukraine has dominated the news over the past month, I have had an opportunity to think about my family’s history and our connection with Ukraine. My maternal grandmother’s family came from a village outside of Kyiv and at a time of oppression of Jews in the late 19th century, managed to find their way […]