Nonprofit summer reading list

*This article was originally published in MCN’s Summer 2024 issue of Nonprofit News. Read the full issue: Democracy Is In Our Hands.


Are you looking to spark new ideas, explore peer-discovered insights, and get a refresher on best practices?

Here are eight nonprofit reports and articles to add to your summer reading list that have been on our minds at MCN. Happy reading!

10 Phrases to Set Boundaries at Work

from CCF consultant Maria Rio

Protect your boundaries and your peace with these 10 key phrases.

Beyond ‘Toughing It Out’: Mental Health in the Social Change Workplace

from Stanford Social Innovation Review

Cultivate new narratives and norms to better sustain long-term engagement with social change in your workplace.

Blocking the Backlash: The Positive Impact of DEI

from Building Movement Project

This report investigates the impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion on nonprofit staff and their organizations using data from their 2019 and 2022 Race to Lead surveys.

Nonprofit Digital Benchmarks Study 2024

from M+R

Annual data on nonprofit fundraising, advocacy, and marketing metrics across key digital platforms.

Supporting Digital Accessibility

from EARN

Strategies identified by research as promising practices to help ensure digital accessibility in organizations.

Trust in Nonprofits and Philanthropy

from Independent Sector

How public trust in nonprofits has evolved and what it means for the future of philanthropy.

What Would Fiduciary Duty to the Community Look Like?

from Nonprofit Quarterly

“You can’t build wealth for BIPOC communities by continuing to extract wealth from these same communities that have faced multigenerational exclusion and extraction from our financial systems.”

Who’s Working From Home in Minnesota?

from Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Minnesota’s remote workforce has unique traits that set it apart from the overall working population.