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Consultant Request: Budgeting and Programming During Covid-19
This Discussion Corner item was submitted by Blue Avocado readers like you. I chair a 501(c)(6) and I’d like to see if there are consulting services to think through budgeting and programming in light of Covid-19. A considerable amount of what we did w …
Nonprofit Plans for Re-entry
This Discussion Corner item was submitted by Blue Avocado readers like you. Are any nonprofits putting a plan in place for reentry? I realize each one is different and unique, but we would like to a sense if other nonprofits have anything they want to …
How Can We Help the Board Address Problematic Behavior from the President?
This Discussion Corner item was submitted by Blue Avocado readers like you. I serve as Vice Chair of a private college Board of Trustees. The President of the college filed a complaint to the board that the Chair be removed from office, stating that th …
Request for Court-Ordered Community Service Opportunities
This Discussion Corner item was submitted by Blue Avocado readers like you. I was looking to do some court ordered community service and was wondering how to go about that! Please let me know. Thank you! —a Blue Avocado reader in San Tan Valley, Arizon …
Letter from the Editor
This will be my final month as Editor. In this time of great uncertainty and strife, I’m honored and excited that our publisher, Nonprofit Insurance Alliance, has made the strategic decision to bring Blue Avocado in-house while continuing to run the ma …
In the Shadow of the Pandemic, Nonprofits Form Partnerships to Expand the Meaning of Healthcare
Nonprofits in healthcare are expanding the scope of their services through partnerships with housing authorities. Are you using strategic partnerships to address a multifaceted problem in your community? Let us know. During the Covid-10 pandemic, nonpr …
IRS Tax Form 990 [Deadline Extended]: How to File It, When to File It, and Why It’s So Important
Special Covid-19 note: The IRS is giving a break this year to individuals and businesses. The IRS states in Relief Notice 2020-23 that filing due dates, including extensions, which were due after April 1st but before July 15th, can be postponed until J …
Against the Current: Eunice Lin Nichols
I’ve been focused on aging in America since the early 2000s, when I learned there’s already a waiting list for Meals on Wheels in many communities. But I was interested in more than just food: I was interested in isolation, fighting the beauty myth, an …
Ask Rita: During Covid-19, Do We Furlough or Layoff Staff?
Dear Rita: During the Covid-19 crisis, we are having to close some programs, hopefully temporarily. I need your help understanding the difference between a layoff and a furlough. Signed, Sheltering-in-Place, but Challenged Dear Challenged: These are in …
How to Do Legislative Advocacy—and WIN
Innovation begins in the public sector and becomes codified in the policy space. Three years ago, I found myself at California’s Capitol building, testifying on behalf of the Hunger-Free Campus Bill, a piece of legislation I had drafted on my laptop ju …
