With its broad mandate to strengthen and improve the quality of life in Greater Boston and the region, the Boston Foundation is deeply invested in the vitality of the entire nonprofit sector in Boston and across the state. 

The Foundation has been instrumental in the formation of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, which strives to raise public awareness of the sector, improve organizational effectiveness, and advocate for public policies that strengthen the nonprofit sector.

Through Understanding Boston, the Boston Foundation has sponsored a series of forums about numerous challenges facing the nonprofit sector.

Learn about the Boston Foundation’s grantmaking priorities in the Nonprofit Sector.

Nonprofit Sector Spotlight:

The Nonprofit Forums The Nonprofit Forums is a series of UNDERSTANDING BOSTON forums that explore the vitality of Greater Boston's nonprofit organizations as they face unprecedented challenges.  This Boston Foundation web special provides accounts of the individual Nonprofit Forums with resource libraries containing forum materials and audio clips of the entire forums.  You'll also find case studies and background information about the participants. Learn more »

Indicators-related research: October 26, 2007 Boston Indicators data on the non-profit sector can be found under the Civic Vitality sector. October 26, 2007 The recently created Massachusetts Nonprofit Network was created to strengthen the non-profit sector, in terms of both organizations and the sector as a whole. October 26, 2007 Corporation for National & Community Service's Volunteering in America: 2007 Trends and Rankings report provides data on volunteerism in America's 50 largest metros.		Selected grants: December 14, 2006 Massachusetts Nonprofit network October 01, 2007 Nonprofit Finance Fund December 14, 2006 Common Impact
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Nonprofit Sector Forums:

The Nonprofit Forums: Standing Out in a Crowded Field March 21, 2007 Standing Out in a Crowded Field: A Popular Forum on Nonprofit BrandingIn today’s environment of growing competition and constrained resources, how can nonprofit organizations, which are all dedicated to performing good works, stand out in a crowded field to garner the funds they need to meet their goals?

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