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by Darian Rodriguez Heyman on February 19, 2020
Categories: Letter from the Editor| Current Issue
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Good things come in February—celebrations of history and love, and a surprise issue of Blue Avocado. As the wind shifts warm, we’re also seeing a shift in the sector, brought by changes in our social conscience and the legal landscape, both of which influence the operations of nonprofits. In this spirit, Blue Avocado introduces “Against the Current,” a new column by nonprofit pioneer Robert Egger that highlights young voices with innovative ideas. The first installment features Rachel Sumekh, founder of Swipe Out Hunger, which partners with college campuses nationwide to end student hunger. If you’re wondering what’s possibly at the …
Occasionally, a board member needs to be removed from the board. In some cases, a conflict of interest or unethical behavior may be grounds to remove an individual from the board. In other cases, the behavior of a board member may become so obst …
Each year, hundreds of thousands of court-ordered community service workers are placed in nonprofits to fulfill their sentences. Although the image is typically one of a teenager sentenced to picking up litter, court-ordered volunteers perform a …
Nonprofit board members are often puzzled when it comes to setting the salary of the executive director. On one hand, we want to keep our talented staff; on the other hand, we know the budget is tight. Some legal and practical guidelines: It’s m …
As nonprofits serving people and communities in these difficult financial times, we don’t expect things to turn around for our communities in the near future. Many of us are wondering: how can we achieve a balanced budget in these times? When is it oka …
"I was on the board of a national social justice organization for three years. The Development Director discovered that the "external-auditor-turned-internal-accountant" had been embezzling funds by stealing checks and using the "st …
Dozens of Blue Avocado readers gave our writer Keiko Rosenstiel a lot to work with: After hearing from so many Blue Avocado readers what is the right way to sign off on a nonprofit email, I’ve come to the conclusion that there is none! It’s a pe …
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