NEWS AND INSIGHTS

From the 100-year old charity to the start-up organization, effective nonprofits are constantly reinventing themselves.  Nimble nonprofits continue to live their mission and meet the needs of their target audience even when those needs, other available services and the economy are changing around them.

Masters of reinvention, these leaders infuse their organizations with new ideas and energy.  They take action, but not without taking time for pause and reflection.  In our work with nonprofits we have noticed five things that these adept leaders do to continuously adapt.  Although this list is not a recipe for success, certainly these habits support reinvention that keeps a nonprofit relevant and effective.                                   Continue Reading »

All of us at GMA Foundations send our thoughts and prayers to every one suffering the devastating effects of the bombing at yesterday’s Boston Marathon.  Our  hearts are broken.

We are grateful for the kindness all around us.    The Boston Globe’s How to Help  offers a good list of resources for information and connecting.   We  should have details later this week about other ways to help the victims of this terrible event.

Compassionate AND Smart

During this past winter, GMA Foundations represented several of our clients in MassNeeds.org,  a funder collaborative focused on responding to urgent needs through the winter months.

Established to promote funding for housing, fuel, food and other basic human needs, the collaborative serves as a clearinghouse of information for donors and an advocate for hundreds of worthy nonprofits throughout Massachusetts.  Although spring weather now seems likely, the nonprofits listed on the MassNeeds resource list continue their important work.

Why is compassionate funding so smart?

Imagine two types of philanthropy, both directed to the poorest segments of society. One is called smart and the other compassionate. Continue Reading »