Let's build a better nonprofit sector for the goodof all

Our country is at a turning point, and so is the nonprofit sector.

The disparate economic and social fallout from COVID-19 and the widespread reckoning with racial justice have put a spotlight on many long-standing issues with philanthropy and the way nonprofits work. We cannot avoid these problems any longer.

Instead, nonprofits across the country are coming together to sign The Nonprofit Impact Pledge. As we do, we’re making a set of commitments to the people and communities we serve to create a better nonprofit sector, for the good of all. And we’re asking our funders and supporters to make a similar set of commitments alongside us.

We’ll spend 2021 more deeply exploring each one of these commitments, so that as a sector we can determine the actionable ways we will turn them from statements to reality.

Will you join us?

why take

the pledge?

As our country starts down the long road toward recovery from a tumultuous 2020, demand for our services continues to grow, resources continue to shrink, and outmoded systems and ways of thinking seem determined to keep our impact small. It has never been more challenging to run and sustain an effective nonprofit organization, but it has also never been more important, and we will rise up in the face of these challenges.

That is why we take this pledge.

- The Nonprofit Impact Pledge

Pledge Signers

Name	Organization	Why are you signing the Pledge?
Alyssa Conrardy	Prosper Strategies
Walker Post	Covalent
Harding M		It is for us to create a better future for all of us including children in nonprofit world.
Lynne Garms	The Shepherd's Center of Kernersville, Inc.	"It takes a village." As we work together we can accomplish more and keep from reinventing the wheel. Collaboration among non-profits brings the community together and helps to utilize the strengths and resources that are available in the community.
Marc C		Because we need to change the way we do things in order to create a better world. But not only in America, but globally. I sign this pledge for a call to change and improve across the globe, not just in US.
Hunter K
Jaime J
Jennifer R
Latoria G
Abby R
Greg D.		The pledge underscores and asserts commitment to equity, engagement, collaboration, and an undeniable focus on community betterment.
Diane W
Rachel C
Terri Forman	First Graduate	Social entrepreneurs are committed to equity and justice for the people and communities we serve. By raising our voices together, we can have an impact usually reserved for larger organizations and begin to make change happen at a systemic level.
Emilie R
Santrice Martin	Comer Education Campus	Social entrepreneurs are committed to equity and justice for the people and communities we serve. By raising our voices together, we can have an impact usually reserved for larger organizations and begin to make change happen at a systemic level.
Edward Wagner	AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Chloe Lahre	OneGoal
Morgan A
Christian C
Kathryn I
Lindsay M
Walker P
rizalina pangan	davao doctors hospital balik_alay foundation inc.	i want to communicate with other NGO and learn how to improve our services and how to make our unit financially sustainable. we have committed to join the SDG of the UN ,
Michelle Flores	All Things Made New	We are stronger together! We all are, serving those we are committed to doing our best for, today and always!
Laura Sullivan	school for advanced research	I am very inspired by the principles presented here and want to make a difference through my work!
Jim Richardson	jim@neurodiverseliving.org	It's the right thing to do. Moving forward and sustaining the work we do will require a new way of thinking and doing.
Marjana Simic	The Salvation Army in Canada	The voice of non-profits needs to be heard across as many organizations as possible. The need for donor and funder contribution has never been greater. We are all in this together.
Kate Diveley		As we re-assess everything through an anti-racist lens, nonprofits have to not only be part of that work, but lead it.
Noreen Castor
Kim Langbecker	Sacred Fire Foundation	Collaboration and partnerships are at the core of what we do. We focus on bringing our constituents to the table and learning about their ideas and innovations. We are committed to re-evaluating our mission, vision and values to ensure we are in alignment with the work we are being asked to do. It is important that we share the resilience of our communities and to empower them to make the best decisions for themselves.
Brittany	Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis
Colleen Piluso	Mountain Home Montana	We are committed to these values and are currently making progress in these areas, especially in the area of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We believe the nonprofit sector can do better and want to be a part of that movement.
Dede Adeniran	The Big Smile Foundation	The Big Smile Foundation will observe and go by the Nonprofit Impact Pledge 10 commitment.
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Aquilino Huaytalla Chipana	Asociación de Apoyo a la Reactivación de la Sociedad Civil - ASAREC	A nombre del directorio de " ASAREC" expresamos nuestro acuerdo total con los 10 compromisos propuestos; hoy en día los RETOS y DESAFÍOS es más latente de los años anteriores. La pandemia virus china COVID-19 a cambiado bruscamente nuestra agenda de trabajo en todo el mundo entero; hoy se necesita más solidaridad entre organizaciones cooperantes y no cooperantes; se necesita formar y consolidar una verdadera ALIANZA de aliados entre organizaciones o comunidades; se necesita un compromiso más..
Lorna Smith	Horizons National
Kelly Mattox	Horizons National
Jennifer Lynn Cook	Family Wise
Jon Botten	Childhaven	We are constructively dissatisfied with the status quo and it is about time we hold ourselves to a higher standard of excellence and impact.
Shannon Gentry	Childhaven	I am signing this Pledge I understand the value of what our non-profit provides to the community and how it is, more than ever before, for the individuals who are suffering from mental health issues to have ready access to our organization, as well as many others. By collaborating with other non-profits, as well as outside agencies that require our services, we will be stronger and better able to follow our mission statement.
Name	Organization	Why are you signing the Pledge?

what are the

10 Commitments?

The 10 commitments in The Nonprofit Impact Pledge are simply 10 promises nonprofits are making to the people and communities we serve as we look toward a new future for the sector. Funders are making their own, similar set of commitments to the nonprofits they support.

See a preview of some of the commitments here.

Commitment 1

We will collaborate, not compete.

Commitment 4

We will do our part to foster healthy relationships between nonprofits, donors and funders.

Commitment 7

We will ensure we are known among and accessible to those who need our services and those who can support our work.

Commitment 2

We will be guided by our mission, vision and values.

Commitment 5

We will have a plan, and we will know when to re-evaluate it.

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Commitment 8

We will prioritize our staff and volunteers.

Commitment 10

We will prioritize action over intention.

Commitment 3

We will center equity and racial justice in our work.

Commitment 6

We will ensure the people and communities we work with have the power to shape our priorities.

Commitment 9

We will redefine what success looks like and hold ourselves accountable to our communities.

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Who is behind

The Nonprofit Impact Pledge?

The Nonprofit Impact Pledge was organized by Prosper Strategies in collaboration with a group of passionate, forward-thinking nonprofits who wanted to publicly double down on their commitment to create a better nonprofit sector for the good of all. As we began working on the Pledge, it became apparent that nonprofits cannot make the commitments within it alone. They need alignment from their funders, donors and supporters to make the commitments possible. We therefore collaborated with a group of funders to develop a funder version of the pledge, as well, where funders make a similar set of commitments to the nonprofits they support. Initial signers include organizations like OneGoal, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago, First Graduate, Arrowleaf, Impact America, Faith in Place, AIDS Foundation Chicago, Alleghenies Unlimited Care Providers, Inc., and Comer Education Campus.