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Should the Board Hold Executive Sessions?
Executive sessions can help nonprofits have frank discussions about staff performance, and help the board develop a sense of itself.
More Than the Olympics: Sports, Nonprofits & Community
As the Beijing Olympics begin, don’t forget how nonprofits have helped create America’s awe-inspiring performers and communities.
Boards of All-Volunteer Organizations
All-volunteer organizations (AVOs) are a major social and economic force, but are seldom given credit for their work.
Three-Step Immigration (IRCA) Compliance for Employers
The best protection for employers seeking to comply with immigration laws is to keep accurate records showing your efforts at compliance.
Obama: the Nonprofit Sector’s Favorite Son?
Barack Obama chose to begin his as an organizer and antipoverty advocate for a community-based nonprofit. Michelle Obama is a former nonprofit executive director.
Overtime Pay for Nonprofit Preschool Teacher?
Some employers think that paying an employee a salary or designating an employee a “teacher” exempts that employee from the overtime rules. This is simply not the case.
The Best Way to Raise Money? Choose a Revenue Strategy
What’s the best way to raise money? Start by figuring out who are the best potential supporters of our work and why, what those people are interested in, how to reach them, and how much to ask them for.
What Should Nonprofit Boards Know About Insurance Brokers?
Considering how insurance costs typically constitute a sizable chunk of a nonprofit budget, this significant cost is remarkably un-examined. A key part to getting the lowest costs, the best coverage, and the best service is getting the right insurance broker. But what exactly is an insurance broker and what do they do? What should we look for in a broker? How do we find a good one?
In Search of Unicorns: Finding & Hiring Outside Grantwriters Part 2
How to find grantwriters, select them, how much to pay them and what kinds of payment arrangements to choose.
Unicorns Found: Meet Two Grantwriters
In Part 1 of Blue Avocado’s series on hiring grantwriters, we compared grantwriters to unicorns: elusive, seldom-seen miraculous creatures, possibly mythical. In researching this article we reached out to dozens of grantwriters. Here you have a chance …
