32 Nonprofit Leaders Who Will Impact the World in 2021
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According to Guidestar there are approximately 1.8 million recognized 501(c)3 organizations based in the United States. The Stanford Social Innovation Review notes these organizations account for 5-10 percent of the United States’ economy and about 10 percent of U.S. employment.
Since 1998, annual revenues from nonprofit organizations in the U.S. has been rising nearly every year. Statista shows a steady increase in annual revenues from $1.04 trillion in 1998 to $2.62 trillion in 2016.
Nonprofit organizations are a crucial part to not only the U.S. economy, but also to our global economy. It’s inspiring to see so many talented and dedicated leaders leap into the nonprofit sector to enhance giving into the modern era.
This investment is part of NIKE's recent efforts to provide Black and Brown women-identifying founders with access to community, capital and capacity-building.
WILLIAM MARSDEN
At the start of 2020, Black Girl Ventures, a network which helps Black and brown women entrepreneurs find access to capital, was on the brink of expanding its footprint to 25 more cities in the US. But, after successfully launching two in-person capital-raising boards â called chapters â in Houston and Philadelphia, something unimaginable happened.
Black Girl Ventures was forced to pause its in-person operations and shut down all upcoming chapter launches to help stop the spread of Covid-19. Itâs a story that every founder who lived through 2020 can relate to. As coronavirus raced around the world almost every business, from hairdressers and family run restaurants to large retail chains and multinational corporations, were hit hard and indiscriminately.