New Profit Inc.

06/04/2026

Better Terms is a podcast miniseries featuring the voices of founders and funders working toward mental health equity. Each episode explores the defining moments that shape why they do this work and what becomes possible when funding grows into true partnership.

In the first episode, Aaron Landrum, of The Deloitte Health Institute, and Erica Smith, CEO of
Boys to Men Tucson and member of New Profit's 2025 Mental Health Equity Cohort, reflect on the experiences that shaped their work. From Aaron’s memories of his grandfather in Boston to Erica’s work creating healing spaces for Black and brown men in Tucson, the conversation explores masculinity, vulnerability, systems change, and why “systems need to be restructured — people don’t need to be fixed.”

🎧 Listen to the full episode: https://bettertermspodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/people-dont-need-to-be-fixed

05/30/2026

What does it look like when bold, community-rooted organizations reimagine mental health and wellbeing from the ground up?

The Mental Health Equity Catalyze cohort is finding out. These organizations are working at the intersection of mental and behavioral health and the everyday conditions that shape it like education, employment, relationships, and social connection, and they’re doing it with cultural humility, creativity, and a genuine commitment to systemic change.

From leveraging technology and storytelling to driving policy advocacy and peer leadership, each organization brings a distinct approach to a shared vision: healthier communities for everyone.

We invite you to get closer to the cohort below. Watch their stories. Check out our new podcast miniseries, Better Terms, to dive deeper.

➡️ https://newprofit.org/impact-story/listen-in-stories-from-the-mental-health-equity-catalyze-cohort

The New Profit Mental Health Equity Catalyze cohort is transforming mental health care and addressing the conditions that shape it. Watch the video and explore the podcast series.

05/15/2026

What is required of us today in order to create the future we desire? ⭐ Shruti Sehra, New Profit CEO, draws on a powerful lesson from her father, an engineer at NASA who spent his career building toward something most people could not yet imagine.

Shruti heard him speak shortly before his retirement, where he declared that personal flying vehicles (think: Jetsons vibes 🚀) would be commonplace "in the short term." When she asked what he meant, he told her that at NASA, short term means within 50 years.

"What my father's work taught me is that the short term and the long term are not in competition. They are the same work, seen at different scales. The question is whether we have the courage to hold both."

Shruti unpacks what this means for the social impact sector today: how to navigate funding volatility and policy headwinds while boldly investing in the future — through invention, intentionality, and community — and why proximity to communities is the key to lasting change.

💫 Read her full reflection: https://newprofit.org/impact-story/a-small-step-and-a-giant-leap/

New Profit CEO Shruti Sehra on why invention, intentionality, and community are how we take a small step and a giant leap at the same time.

05/07/2026

What does a New Profit Catalyze convening look like? Peer learning is central to our Catalyze cohort model. Through in-person convenings, social entrepreneurs build community with peers and gain support to deepen their impact.

New Profit Fellow Jimmie Briggs reflects on the inaugural Alumni Lab convening in Atlanta—a gathering where 12 social entrepreneurs came together to build connection, solidarity, and reimagine their leadership. Learn how intentional care and authentic connection fuel systemic change.

Read the full story: https://newprofit.org/impact-story/co-creating-the-future-reflections-on-the-first-alumni-lab-convening/

Journalist and New Profit Fellow Jimmie Briggs shares his reflections on the first Alumni Lab cohort convening, which gathered social entrepreneurs in Atlanta.

05/05/2026

📣 Call for Discovery Submissions: Connected Futures

New Profit is launching Connected Futures—a new Catalyze cohort for organizations whose core work helps bridge divides and bring people together to solve problems collectively.

These organizations may work in the health, economic mobility, democracy, and/or education sectors. What connects them is not a single issue area, but a common approach to bridgebuilding: creating the relationships, skills, and structures people need to work together toward positive change.

Selected organizations receive:
▪️$100K in unrestricted funding
▪️$10K leadership development stipend
▪️A year of strategic advising, capacity-building support, and peer learning.

📅 Submit Discovery Form by Tuesday, May 26, at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET.

❗The Discovery Form is NOT a full application. Organizations that align with our strategic priorities will be invited to apply in June.

Please review eligibility criteria before submitting.

Learn more: https://newprofit.org/new-profit-launches-connected-futures-cohort-discovery-forms-now-open/

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04/30/2026

Stay connected to our community of changemakers! Check out our April newsletter for updates from New Profit and from our portfolio community. ➡️ https://email.newprofit.org/updates-from-new-profit-portfolio-news-1

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04/29/2026

New Profit is Hiring! 🚀

Our Portfolio team is hiring for two roles to help catalyze the impact of social entrepreneurs who are expanding access and opportunity in America.

⭐ Partner, Portfolio ⭐
▪️ This role will serve as a Deal Partner to up to four portfolio organizations, providing strategic advisory support, leadership coaching, and governance support.
▪️The ideal candidate should have 10-15 years of experience building or advising growing nonprofits.
▪️Salary range: $180,079–$209,066 annually, depending on prior work experience and fit for the role.

⭐ Associate, Portfolio ⭐
▪️ The Associate will support grant-making cycles for our Build and Catalyze portfolios by driving coordination across cycles, improving processes and tools, and provide day-to-day operational support.
▪️We're seeking someone with 1–2 years of relevant professional experience.
▪️Salary range: $72,074–$78,826 annually, depending on prior work experience and fit for the role.

Interested? Learn more and apply: https://newprofit.org/careers/

04/20/2026

Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with social entrepreneurs has enhanced our understanding of the value of proximity and relationship-building to advancing impact. This approach keeps us grounded in what's actually happening, rather than leading with top-down assumptions from conference rooms or strategy retreats.

Right now, our portfolio leaders and field networks are surfacing some critical themes that can help all of us—funders, donors, nonprofits, policymakers, and community leaders—to navigate this era of uncertainty with clarity, purpose, and impact.

See four themes emerging from our conversations: https://newprofit.org/impact-story/the-only-constant-is-change-how-philanthropy-can-evolve-in-this-era-of-uncertainty/

04/08/2026

Today, we're sharing an important update about New Profit's leadership.

After 5 years leading the organization, including serving as our first post-founder CEO, Tulaine Montgomery is transitioning into a new role as a New Profit Proximity Fellow, where she'll continue developing her vision for proximate, love-centered leadership. Eliza Greenberg will be helping to support the transition while moving from the President role into a Senior Advisor role.

We're proud to announce that our Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Shruti Sehra as CEO and Molly O'Donnell as President.

Shruti and Molly assume leadership at a pivotal moment for the sector—one that demands both steadiness and ambition. The two leaders bring a combined three decades of New Profit experience, a track record of results, and deep relationships across the investor and social entrepreneur community.

We invite you to read the full announcement on our website: https://newprofit.org/new-profit-welcomes-new-leadership/

04/02/2026

Applications are now open for The Knowledge House's Teen Tech Launchpad, a 6-week virtual summer tech intensive for high school students!

The Knowledge House, part of our Build portfolio, empowers communities to achieve economic mobility by equipping them with the high-tech skills, resources, and networks needed to thrive in the digital economy.

Teen Tech Launchpad participants will build digital skills, explore computer science, create a tech portfolio, and strengthen their collaboration and problem-solving abilities. Applications are due May 15!

Learn more:

Teen Tech Launchpad (formerly the Karim Kharbouch Coding Fellowship or KKCF) is a free 6-week summer tech intensive for high school youth. Students explore core tech and digital skills through hands-on learning, build confidence using industry tools, and get support preparing for what’s next, whet...