Community and Culture
Strengthen your nonprofit’s impact through community engagement and a positive organizational culture.
Discover strategies to foster inclusive communities, empower diverse voices, and build a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
Nonprofit Jargon Watch
For your future use and reference, Blue Avocado shares some common jargon often found across the nonprofit sector.
Announcing the Just Awards
The Just Awards will show the most irrational, irresponsible, and irrelevant organizational behaviors that hinder social service and change.
Diversity & the Nonprofit Ecosystem: Part 2 in the 3-Part Diversity Series
Explore how diversity is applied the nonprofit sector as a whole — speaking to foundations, consultants, capacity builders, and observers.
A Fresh Look at Diversity and Boards
This article — the first of three in a series — provides a fresh and practical focus on nonprofit board diversity.
Amaze Your Friends with these Nonprofit Factoids
Rick Cohen mined metric tons of data to bring some newly published, meaningful facts about the nonprofit sector that we should be aware of.
Six Ways to Know If It’s Time to Leave
Tim Wolfred, a leader in the field of nonprofit executive transitions, on how to weigh both the organization’s needs, and your own heart.
Switching Careers at the Worst Possible Time
Edie Boatman reflects on a year spent working in nonprofits — during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Ask Rita: Model Dress Code for Nonprofits
Ask Rita shares sample language for your human resources staff to use when creating your organization’s dress code.
Ask Rita: Tattoos and Piercings… and a Model Dress Code
Ask Rita explores whether or not it’s legal for a nonprofit organization to ban visible body art for its employees and staffers.
Alcoholics Anonymous vs. Best Practices
Martin Gorfinkel compares AA to other nonprofits, and how many of their practices run counter to commonly accepted nonprofit “best practices.”