Leadership and Management
Enhance your nonprofit leadership skills with practical advice and expert insights on a wide range of leadership and management topics.
From strategic planning and decision-making to team building and organizational development, discover the resources you need to inspire and empower your team.
Community Development: Strategies That Serve
Ask the community you serve what they want and need. Remember that your work should happen through, not to, the communities you serve.
Funding Innovation: Top Tips
How can you fund innovation when your nonprofit continues to struggle to keep the lights on? Here are some ideas.
How We Built a Nonprofit from Our College Bedroom and What We Wish We Knew
Simple advice that can help guide you more quickly to the best practices without learning the hard way when starting a nonprofit.
The Best Way To Put Clients First Is To Let Them Lead!
Internal tension and disagreements began to dissipate when the voices of those we serve were engaged in dialogue and decision-making.
You Can’t Fire Me, I’m a Volunteer!
If you’re too busy to deal with a disgruntled volunteer, she might quit, take all of her friends, and besmirch the organization’s good name.
Empowering Next Generation Leaders through Crowdfunding
Launching a crowdfunding campaign is the easy part. The real work is building a community of supporters, a movement of change-makers.
Nonprofit Leadership Tips from the Basketball Court
“If you play life as a game, you’ll always win.” While the work of nonprofits is no game, there are many lessons we can learn from them.
Ask Rita: Employees Who Cross Jurisdictions: Which Law Applies?
For nonprofits challenged by operating in different regions, compliance requirements need to be weighed against potential for impact.
Volunteer Management: How to Get it Right
Nonprofits can lift up volunteers and VEPs. The key to success is visibly appreciating volunteers’ roles in contributing to your mission.
Succeeding When You’re Small: Lessons Learned from DonorsChoose.org
Learning from the experience of those who started a nonprofit out of their basement and grew to be nationally recognized leaders.