What Does It Mean When Funders Ask Nonprofits to Collaborate?
During the years I led a nonprofit, when a funder suggested “collaboration”, my gut reaction was to roll my eyes. This is not super helpful, I realize. As I scrambled to keep up with the demands on the organization, collaboration was an effort I often lacked the resources and energy to support. And when a […]
When Leaders Break, Organizations Follow
The pressures on nonprofit organizations have never been greater. Shrinking funding.Rising demand for services.Staff pushed past the point of exhaustion. And at the center of it all: leaders who are expected to hold everything together while quietly coming apart. I know this because I lived it. Leading a nonprofit taught me that an unhealthy leader […]
Introducing Kathryn Clauzel, Director of Operations & Strategy
In November, the Kinship Fund welcomed Kathryn Clauzel as our new Director of Operations & Strategy. Kathryn brings extensive experience in non-profit work, and her perspective in leadership at a local nonprofit is precisely the perspective we lean into – centering nonprofit organizations in our grantmaking practice. We are excited to share some reflections from […]