Nonprofits Insurance Alliance
During the insurance crisis of the 1980s, for-profit insurance companies dictated the kinds of social services insurance covered, resulting in the cancellation or nonrenewal of vital nonprofit programs. Since then, Pamela Davis has changed the insurance industry.
It took more than a decade for former U.C. Berkeley grad student Pamela Davis to fully prove her public policy thesis that a nonprofit is better suited to insure other nonprofit groups than a conventional insurance company, but she’s proven it.
How Pamela Davis’ graduate thesis became the work of a lifetime via scanned PDF.
Blue Avocado Recap: April 2026
Learn how a "deferred revenue" approach may help resolve budget confusion. Nonprofit leaders share tips for onboarding new board members. Explore ways to avoid haphazard growth. Discover tips to clearly speak about your nonprofit when on camera.
Rethinking Risk in Philanthropy: Myths, Misconceptions, and Where Funders Should Focus
NIA CEO Pamela Davis and a panel of nonprofit experts explore what organizations really need to know about risk — and dispel commonly held myths about it.
Blue Avocado Recap: March 2026
The art of revenue-led budgeting. Nonprofit leaders discuss how they communicate impact. How measuring the good can justify investments. Watch a video that shows nonprofit leaders how to speak with confidence on camera.