Nonprofit Management Guidance
Changing Roles & Importance of Nonprofit Volunteers
Nonprofit volunteers are becoming more important to mission success even as the traditional model of service is being replaced by more flexible, skills-based, and partnership-driven approaches. Current research points to four big shifts: episodic service is replacing recurring weekly commitments; skills-based and virtual roles are...
The Growing Importance of Artificial Intelligence in Nonprofit Organizations
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping nonprofit operations, but governance, compliance, and measurable impact lag behind adoption. A fragmented regulatory environment, expanding enforcement, and rising fiduciary expectations are forcing nonprofits to rethink how AI is managed. This analysis examines how these converging...
2026 Nonprofit Workforce and Human Resources
The nonprofit workforce environment in 2026 is undergoing rapid structural transformation driven by regulatory enforcement, rising labor costs, workforce instability, and accelerating adoption of artificial intelligence. These forces are converging to reshape how nonprofits recruit, retain, and manage talent. Leaders must now navigate...
2025-26 Federal Policy Developments Affecting Nonprofits
Federal policy developments are fundamentally reshaping the operating environment for nonprofit organizations. From a new fraud enforcement task force explicitly targeting federally funded nonprofits, to sweeping Medicaid cuts and intensified grant compliance demands, the regulatory landscape has grown more complex and consequential...
IRS Compliance and Enforcement Developments: Implications for Nonprofit Organizations
The nonprofit sector faces an unprecedented convergence of IRS compliance pressures in spring 2026. From an imminent May 15 Form 990 deadline carrying permanent revocation consequences, to an intensifying Employee Retention Credit audit wave, to a federal court proceeding threatening decades of nonprofit nonpartisanship standards, the...
Governance and Board Responsibilities in a Time of Disruption
Nonprofit governance responsibilities are expanding rapidly as financial instability, regulatory scrutiny, technology risks, and workforce pressures converge across the sector. Federal grant restructuring, rising operating costs, increasing directors’ liability exposure, cybersecurity threats, artificial intelligence adoption, and...