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Keep up with the latest news and trends in the human services community of Massachusetts.
Building and Retaining Stronger Teams From the Top Down
Keeping an amazing team together begins with inspired leadership. Inspired leadership thrives with an engaged…
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Leadership Isn’t Just Top-Down- Are You Managing Up With Your Board?
As Executive Directors and CEOs, we’re often laser-focused on managing our teams and operations. But…
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NOW Guide – April 2025
Welcome to the NOW Guide, a digital publication that unites people across communities in Western…
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NOW Guide- October 2024
The NOW Guide is a digital publication that unites people across communities allowing us to…
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NOW GUIDE March 2024
The March issue of the NOW GUIDE is now available. We are honored to continue…
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NOW GUIDE January 2024
Introducing the Now Guide Sharing glimpses of life, business, and events in Western Massachusetts and…
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HSF in The Reminder Talking About Our Equity Series
https://www.thereminder.com/localnews/easthampton/human-service-forum-offers-professional-developmen/ Human Service Forum offers professional development May 1, 2023 | Miasha LeeEASTHAMPTON — The Human…
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HSF on Mass Appeal: Your Workplace Needs to Have a Culture of Belonging for Everyone
https://www.wwlp.com/massappeal/your-workplace-needs-to-have-a-culture-of-belonging-for-everyone/
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HSF on In Studio with Janine Fondon: DEI Ongoing
https://holyokemedia.org/in-studio-with-janine-fondon-dei-ongoing
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The Future of Grantmaking: Diversifying Funding to End Scarcity and Structures of Oppression
Ward S. Caswell, President of the Beveridge Family Foundation, joins our series on the future…
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Leadership, Languishing, and Turning the Corner (again?)
Back in early 2021 I wrote an article about the impacts of languishing on leadership…
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The Future of Grantmaking: How Capacity Building Organizations are Changing the Narrative
With a deeply rooted history steeped in politics, socio-economic disparities, and overall lack of resources,…
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The Future of Grantmaking: Investing in Trust Pays Off for Nonprofits and Funders
Chaotic funding ecosystems have eroded trust between funders and grantees. We believe that trust is…
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Human Service Forum Announces Upcoming Events to Empower Local Non-Profit Leaders
The Human Service Forum has announced two upcoming events to support local non-profit professionals in…
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The Future of Grantmaking: Funding Models Aren’t Progressing as Quickly as Our Values
Guest contributor, Cesar Del Valle, Director of Global Partnerships at Candid, examines the future of…
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Five *Free* Nonprofit Marketing Tools we Love
Whether you invest in marketing to communicate with the communities you serve, to raise awareness…
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Tiny Teams with Big Diversity Dreams: 3 Steps to Implement DEI Informed Practices in Smaller Organizations (Hey big orgs, this works for you too!)
Many organizations are just too small to see themselves in the DEI solutions being offered.…
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Essential and Understaffed: The Long-Haul Crisis for Nonprofits
There’s nothing funny about the workforce crisis. Not one silver lining. Not one corny joke.…
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Press Release: HSF Extends Program That Provides Operational Support to Local Nonprofits
In collaboration with the Beveridge Family Foundation, Irene & George Davis Foundation, and the Community…
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Leadership, Languishing, and Turning the Corner: Caring for Your Nonprofit in Covid Recovery
Throughout the arduous months of 2020, we did what the human services do best, we…
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