NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

By  Matt Watkins

Since President Trump took office, a wave of policy rollbacks and increased public skepticism toward philanthropy and government have converged to reshape the environment in which nonprofits operate. To meet these challenges, the sector needs to change the way it describes its work. That doesn’t mean abandoning values or capitulating to political pressure. But it does means communicating in a less elitist, more grounded, and more deliberate manner.