Articles by Diana Holder
The Cambridge dictionary defines a moonshot as “a plan or aim to do something that seems almost impossible.” If there were ever a time for moonshot solutions, it is now.
In recent years, there has been a disturbing surge in hostility towards gender expansive and transgender individuals. What started out in the U.S. as a heated debate over the use of public…
Philanthropy as an institution has long taken the heat for perpetuating unequal power dynamics. Some might argue that the very nature of the giver-receiver relationship makes it impossible to…
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For fundraisers, the last year has been anything but ordinary. The constraints of a global pandemic on a profession that thrives on face-to-face communication have been manifold. Cancelled annual…
Word on the street is that the U.S. is in the midst of a labor shortage. After an extended period of suspended animation, the economy is bouncing back, but firms are struggling to fill openings.…
I still remember looking for my first job after college. Having interned at a human rights organization in The Big Apple, I was looking for something similar in Tinseltown, the only problem being…
Like a photograph of a gentle wave, GrantStation’s annual State of Grantseeking Report usually captures the ebb and flow of the grantseeking experience.
For this week’s show we have a special guest. Some of you might recognize him for his role in popular series such as Quarterly Report or the full-length feature Government Grant Application. He…
In Greek mythology, Heracles was given twelve seemingly impossible labors by King Eurystheus of Tiryns. Each was a gargantuan task, with near-certain odds of failure, but Heracles approached them…
Thomas Edison was famously quoted as saying, “Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.” If you’ve managed to carry your nonprofit through the flames of 2020, congratulations…
The United States government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was designed as a forgivable loan program aimed at enabling small businesses to keep their workers employed during the COVID-19…
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“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” No other quote better encapsulates the events of 2020, especially with respect to the racial justice movement…