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Ask Rita: How Do We Handle a Supervisor Whose Way of Treating Employees Is Causing Them to Quit?
Dear Rita, Last year we hired a senior-level employee to fill a role that had previously been like a revolving door. This employee has done good work for us all along, in a position serving an important function in our organization. As a result, …
Enter the Fall 2021 Nonprofit Photo Contest
Every year, Blue Avocado’s publisher, Nonprofits Insurance Alliance (NIA), hosts the most popular photo contest of the nonprofit sector. All NIA members and Blue Avocado subscribers are eligible to enter and win cash prizes. This year’s theme: H …
Social Transformation for Your Nonprofit– Live Q&A
December 9, 2021 | 11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET, 12 noon CT (60 minutes) The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB) are leaders in the movement to undo racism. Since 1980, over 2 million people have participated in PISAB’s Undoing Racism®/Communit …
#RiskyBusiness: Risk Management for Nonprofits: Contracts
Add to your knowledge on how best to protect your nonprofits from potential legal headaches. Our simple 3 question quiz helps you get smarter about nonprofit contracts. Take the quiz. Christopher Reed serves as Corporate Counsel for Nonpr …
The Power of Shared Power: Co-Directing Nonprofits Through Compassion
We have found that qualitatively, compassion is often perceived as weak, soft, and forgiveness-focused. But compassion is as much about discussion, truth telling, and the hard work of moving forward together. We discovered that many people have a cultu …
Letter from the Editor: Blue Avocado Interviews
Dear reader: For a humble period of time, I’ve interacted with nonprofit executive directors, board members, and staff to share with nonprofits the practical wisdom acquired through working in the sector. Long-time subscribers migh …
A Discussion of The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership– Live Q&A
Thursday, November 4, 2021, 11 a.m PT, 2 p.m. ET (60 minutes) In response to our society’s deep and systemic inequities, BoardSource has evaluated the current state of nonprofit boards. What needs to change to equip boards to govern social secto …
Ask Rita: An Employee Took Our Confidential Information for Their Own Personal Use and Won’t Give it Back—What Can We Do?
Dear Rita, We’re in a disturbing situation that we never had to deal with before. Our agency generates a considerable amount of intellectual property and computer data that we designate as proprietary and confidential. Recently, it became necessary to …
To Solve the Problem, Focus on the Desired Outcome: A Formula for Nonprofits
The gala attendance for your nonprofit is down, year over year. So, you ask, How can we fix our gala attendance? Naturally, this leads to ideas to make the gala snazzier. However, that doesn’t actually solve the shrinking attendance problem. …
What a Finance Committee Can Do for Your Board of Directors
Implementing a finance committee of the board of directors was one of the best things our organization ever did—here’s why. Baby Bear Hugs’ mission is enhancing family strengths for happy and healthy children, families, and communities. The program pro …
