by Victor S. Valentine, CEO of NHSA “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” — Helen Keller For more than 100 years, the National Human Services Assembly (NHSA) has played an important role in representing and advancing nonprofit human service organizations by supporting good governance, sound public policy, and the […]

by Victor S. Valentine, CEO of NHSA “Change before you have to.” —Jack Welch, Chairman and CEO of General Electric from 1981 to 2001 One of my lifelong friends, a former combat Marine, introduced me to what is referred to in military training as the OODA Loop. This is a decision-making framework developed by John […]

The National Human Services Assembly (NHSA) is alerting its members, nonprofit human services providers, and sector partners about a proposed federal rule change that could significantly alter how grants are awarded, managed, modified, and terminated. Why This Matters The proposed rule would expand federal authority to terminate grants after they have been awarded, modify grant […]

by Victor S. Valentine, CEO of NHSA “At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.” —Rev. Jesse Jackson I recently participated virtually in a national conference for social workers and came away with a renewed appreciation for the complexity and importance of their work. […]

by Victor S. Valentine, CEO of NHSA “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Among the worst-kept secrets in the health and human services sector are the significant policy challenges our providers face. While the […]