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A Nonprofit Closure Cheat Sheet for Boards + Staff
Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 3/27/26 Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 3/27/26

A Nonprofit Closure Cheat Sheet for Boards + Staff

There’s no one-size-fits-all recipe for closing well. But there are absolutely things to do and things to avoid, and we need to start being clearer about what those are.

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Closure + Hot Takes = Trouble
Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 2/12/26 Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 2/12/26

Closure + Hot Takes = Trouble

Taking on nine of the big red herrings, oversimplifications, and obstinacy that just don’t belong in the closure conversation.

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Don’t Just Think. Do.
Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 1/30/26 Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 1/30/26

Don’t Just Think. Do.

An easy one-pager guide for funders getting “closure-comfortable.”

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De-boogeying the Monster
Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 1/20/26 Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 1/20/26

De-boogeying the Monster

What assumptions would undergird a sector with a healthy relationship to endings? A one-pager guide.

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Tails from Philanthropy
Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 1/13/26 Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 1/13/26

Tails from Philanthropy

Investing in tails is a philanthropic obligation born of funders’ power to leave.

Learn what a grant tail is, why they’re essential to good endings, and ten things funders can do to support tails.

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wellleaving: (noun) The practice of ending institutional relationships in ways that build trust, shift power, and foster wellbeing.