This week’s Leadership newsletter features articles about how our sector continues to move forward—despite the headwinds.

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Greetings readers,

This week’s Leadership newsletter features articles about how our sector continues to move forward—despite the headwinds. First, we meet Rudy Fraser, a young technologist at the heart of a grassroots effort to build the Bluesky community known as Blacksky ([link removed]) into an enduring and safe place for Black people online. Then, NPQ staff writer Rebekah Barber gives a report from the recent Facing Race conference ([link removed]) , held just weeks after the US presidential election. Next, NPQ’s Steve Dubb lays out the state and future of community development finance efforts ([link removed]) . Finally, we want to hear from you about the way forward. We’re inviting nonprofit workers to share their experiences in a paid focus group
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As always, the Leadership desk loves to hear from readers and we’re always looking for pitches and article ideas. Email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) , and/or find me on Bluesky, at @isaiahthompson.bsky.social ([link removed]) .

Best regards,
Isaiah Thompson, Leadership Editor, NPQ
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Building #Blacksky ([link removed])
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Rudy Fraser is part of a tiny team building a big vision: the new social media platform Blacksky. Read more… ([link removed])

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Calling All Nonprofit Workers! ([link removed])
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NPQ is conducting focus groups to learn more about how and why the sector engages with our content. Our guiding questions are: How can we better resource nonprofit professionals? What does engagement and community building look like for the sector? And what are new or different ways NPQ can show up? We are seeking participants who are both familiar and unfamiliar with NPQ. This paid, one-hour focus group will take place in January 2025. Learn more… ([link removed])

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