Leadership Fellows

What Native American Heritage Month Means to Me

Dr. Nichole Keway Biber shares what Native American Heritage Month means to her and complicated feelings that surface during November.

Race Equity

Pressing pause on ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ and rethinking Scorsese’s latest

The Oscar contender has been praised by movie-goers but the depiction of Native Americans on screen has been called a "problematic disaster".

Leadership

Words to Avoid Glossary

Big Duck has compiled a list of words, phrases, and jargon used in the nonprofit sector that are overused or harmful.

Leadership

Keeping in Touch, Building Trust

In the wake of the pandemic, virtual site visits became more common, building the personal relationships that would normally occur in person takes some navigating.

Leadership

Ignoring the roots of violence in the Israel–Palestine conflict challenges any future peace

To reach peace, all sides of the conflict need to acknowledge the suffering caused to begin discussions about how to move forward.

Leadership

How Would a Humanitarian Pause Work in Gaza?

The term has been used as an alternative to ceasefire but questions remain about how it would be implemented on the ground and what happens when the ceasefire stops.

Communications

Sharing your strategic plan: build engagement with communications

An organization's strategic plan should go beyond an internal planning document and be shared with stakeholders with an intentional approach to build lasting relationships.

Communications

Nonprofit Social Media Strategy: How to Make an Impact

Capturing and sustaining an audience with a well thought out social media strategy can boost reach and bring opportunities for expanding to new audiences.

Leadership

November 2 2023

The Best Hope for Ending the Israel-Hamas War? Civil Society Peace-Builders

Now more than ever grant makers need to take the risk of supporting grass-roots groups on the ground working to build peace.