FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ZRG Aspen Leadership Group Launches the Nonprofit Leadership Accelerator for Arts and Cultural Organizations A selective program fostering strategic alignment of board and executive leadership teams so their organizations move faster and with greater impact. ROCHELLE PARK,…
In early 2025, Aspen Leadership Group joined ZRG Partners. Since then, we’ve worked closely with colleagues across ZRG to expand the expertise and resources available to our clients—something many of you have already begun to experience. As part of ZRG’s…
The following article has been written by a guest contributor. For more information on its author, Ryan Retartha, Senior Director of Strategy & Planning at the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business, please read the contributor’s bio at the…
THE FUTURE OF PHILANTHROPY | 10 Principles for Addressing Today’s Philanthropic Challenges and Moving into the Future with Confidence
byWhat a year it has been in the Future of Philanthropy: 23 total articles, including 13 panel discussions with more than three dozen advancement leaders, and nearly 8,000 engaged readers subscribed on LinkedIn alone. First, we offer our deepest thanks…
THE FUTURE OF PHILANTHROPY | How Smaller Nonprofits Can Thrive and Achieve Resilience in a Changing Philanthropic Landscape
byThroughout this year-long series, we’ve been covering a wide range of challenging issues facing development teams across the nonprofit sector. And it’s fitting that we end with a substantial segment on smaller nonprofits, because they make up the bulk of…
THE FUTURE OF PHILANTHROPY | Smaller Nonprofits Leadership Q&A (Part II): Why “Small” Can Be a Superpower
byWelcome to Part II of our focus on smaller nonprofits. Last week, we covered a range of topics, from growth strategy, to recruiting and staffing, to revenue generation and individual giving, to technology as a force multiplier for smaller nonprofits.…
THE FUTURE OF PHILANTHROPY | Smaller Nonprofits Leadership Q&A (Part I): Growing Staff, Revenue, and Impact
byFor the next two weeks, we are putting a special focus on the future opportunities and challenges of smaller nonprofits. While larger nonprofits often get more attention, 98% of nonprofits run on budgets of less than $10 million per year,…
THE FUTURE OF PHILANTHROPY | Leaders Q&A on Technology and Its Impact on the Future of Advancement Work
byTo bring to life the concepts and ideas discussed in the Future of Philanthropy series, we bring together experts in the field who can offer first-hand experience and important insights on these topics. This Q&A focuses on technology—and how a…
To bring to life the concepts and ideas discussed in the Future of Philanthropy series, we bring together experts in the field who can offer first-hand experience and important insights on these topics. This Q&A focuses on the relationship dynamics…
Higher education institutions, like many parts of the nonprofit sector, face a range of challenges in these turbulent times. In higher ed, these include rising costs, rising tuition, declining public trust, declining corporate and government support, and forecasts of declining…

