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Letter from the Editor
Happy New Year, everyone! Wishing you all a 2019 full of impact and fulfillment. While times may be hard for some nonprofits, especially those reliant on government grants, it’s moments like these when we need to band together, help one another, and di …
3 Keys to Mission-Based Workplace Design
Does your workplace reflect your mission? For nonprofit and association leaders who pour all their energy and budget into their mission, this question can seem tangential. But what if your workplace was designed in a way that both reduces costs and ins …
What I Learned as a Funder: Frank Tips for Nonprofits
Over decades in the social sector, I spent countless hours in the grant-seeking trenches and saw my share of things that left me wondering whether to laugh or cry. But then I became a foundation funder and encountered a prospective grantee’s “toxic dia …
How We Built a Nonprofit from Our College Bedroom and What We Wish We Knew
A couple years ago during our sophomore year of college, we were sitting in our tiny bunk beds discussing the profound lack of access to educational tools for young, sick children after witnessing it all summer long in a pediatric clinic. We decided to …
Ask Rita: The 2016 Federal Exempt Minimum Salary Rule—Gone, or on Pause?
Dear Rita: Several years ago, our nonprofit learned that the US Department of Labor issued a rule that greatly increased the required minimum salary for our exempt employees, which posed a big financial challenge for our small shop. As a result, we spe …
Funder’s Corner: Finding Your Data Path to Success
Data. It’s all the rage nowadays, with data-driven fundraising and metrics and analysis driving every aspect of nonprofit operations and programming. So how do you know if you have the right systems in place to gather and disseminate the data that’s ke …
Tips for Surviving the Government Shutdown
The government shutdown is resulting in a severe funding shortfall for many nonprofits, both large and small, which is forcing many organizations to consider furloughs, decreased pay, and even layoffs. How can you determine your best and least painful …
