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How to Stop Managing Your Nonprofit and Start Leading

Nonprofit leaders often get overwhelmed by daily management tasks, but it’s crucial to step back and focus on leadership by building strong foundational processes instead of just working in the

What is your nonprofit’s approach to planning for leadership succession?

How prepared is your nonprofit for a leadership transition? Survey results reveal the current state of succession planning, from formal policies to urgent gaps.

When the Board Becomes the Problem: Reclaiming Power in Nonprofit Leadership 

When nonprofit boards ignore accountability, CEOs suffer. A candid look at governance failures and how they repeat across the sector.

Why Human-Centered AI Adoption Matters for Nonprofits

Before nonprofits can develop AI-driven solutions to help others, it’s important that they get comfortable with it themselves. Here’s how one nonprofit did it.

Moving Beyond Performance: Making DEI Actionable

If you want to make your organization a healthy space for all and overcome biases and prejudices, you have to do the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work. It’s that simple.

*NEW* Blue Avocado Presents: Understanding Nonprofit Law – Practical Guidance for Nonprofit Leaders – Live Q&A 

Simplify nonprofit legal compliance! Join author Elizabeth Schmidt to discuss mission leadership, fiduciary duties, advocacy rules, and proper documentation.

Blue Avocado Presents: Essential Board Governance Documents – Live Q&A 

Gain insights into drafting effective board policies, meeting legal documentation standards, and managing governance challenges. Ideal for nonprofit leaders and board members seeking best practices.

Legislative & Executive Threats to Your Nonprofit – Live Q&A 

Presented by the National Council of Nonprofits (NCN), this webinar will provide a timely overview of both legislative and executive branch threats to nonprofits.

Are Executive Orders Impacting Your Nonprofit?

Are Executive Orders Impacting Your Nonprofit?

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How can nonprofits better collaborate and share resources with each other?

Nonprofit leaders share practical strategies for nonprofit collaboration, including trust-building, shared goals, technology use, and resource pooling to maximize impact and reduce redundancy.

The New Sheriff in Town: Tips for Successfully Leading a Nonprofit Team (that Someone Else Built)

Taking over a team that was very comfortable with their previous leader is difficult for anybody. Discover five tips that can help you build a successful relationship with your new team and align everyone toward accomplishing your shared mission.

When the System Fails Quietly: What I’ve Learned from Sitting Between the Frontline and the Data

Leadership, especially in the nonprofit sector, means you’re not standing at the top — but spotting gaps, shining a light, and quietly stitching trust back together where it’s needed.

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From Passive to Proactive: Strategies to Move Nonprofit Board Members Beyond Meetings and Into Action

Moving board members from passive to proactive requires intentionality. By setting clear expectations, providing meaningful opportunities, and fostering a culture of philanthropy, organizations can

Four Ways to Remove a Board Member

How to remove a board member that consistently disrupts meetings or is otherwise destructive and demoralizing.

When the Board Becomes the Problem: Reclaiming Power in Nonprofit Leadership 

When nonprofit boards ignore accountability, CEOs suffer. A candid look at governance failures and how they repeat across the sector.

Why Human-Centered AI Adoption Matters for Nonprofits

Before nonprofits can develop AI-driven solutions to help others, it’s important that they get comfortable with it themselves. Here’s how one nonprofit did it.

The New Sheriff in Town: Tips for Successfully Leading a Nonprofit Team (that Someone Else Built)

Taking over a team that was very comfortable with their previous leader is difficult for anybody. Discover five tips that can help you build a successful relationship with your new team and align