The United States is undergoing an unprecedented demographic shift. Americans are living longer and having fewer children, pushing the median age of the population to nearly 39 – the oldest it has ever been. Within the next decade, this trend will culminate in a historic milestone: by 2034, the number of U.S. adults aged 65 […]
Nonprofits have never talked more about impact — or felt more pressure to prove it. Donors want dashboards, companies want clean metrics for CSR reports, and foundations want outcomes that justify every dollar. Yet the sector is operating in a paradox: expectations for proof keep rising while public trust remains shaky and evaluation resources remain […]
In the years since COVID-19, the volunteer landscape in the United States has been quietly transformed. Nonprofits say the same thing again and again: we have more people in need – and fewer people to help run our programs. That’s partly true. But it’s also incomplete. According to AmeriCorps’ Volunteering and Civic Life in America […]