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Welcome From Our New Publisher
As with most nonprofit ventures, Blue Avocado has taken some interesting twists and turns in its first ten years. As the major funder of Blue Avocado throughout its history, the Nonprofits Insurance Alliance Group has always been cheering for the succe …
The Gentrification Phenomenon: A Nonprofit Dilemma
A Saturday morning walk through the Lower West Side (“Pilsen”) community of Chicago may trick you into thinking you’ve accidentally stumbled across the southern U.S. border. The sidewalks are crowded with pop-up artisan markets, stands selling homemade …
Resources of many kinds: What is American Nonprofits and what can it do for you?
Here at Blue Avocado, we work hard to bring you the most relevant and practical information for small to medium-sized nonprofits. But we couldn’t do this work without our parent organization and publisher, American Nonprofits (AN). Working together to …
Lide Haiti: Helping women and girls help Haiti
“I would like to see the girls become the leaders of their communities. This is what will bring real change to Haiti, and this will be the fulfillment of my dream.” – Soeurette Rigodon, Deputy Director Founded five years ago by actor Rainn Wilso …
Editor’s Note
What will you do to begin again this fall? For me, autumn always meant starting over with big ideas and new projects. I used the change in weather and the back-to-school sensibilities to redefine priorities and goals. For those who work in this …
Nonprofit Spotlight: Donna Murray Brown is Tearing Down the Silos in Michigan
Donna Murray Brown is the President and CEO of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) She is also only one of a handful of African American CEOs of a statewide nonprofit association in the state. The MNA is a membership organization that is “d …
Editor’s Note
Happy summer, Avocados! While for many, the season represents outdoor barbeques and long vacations, we in the world of not-for-profit know that summer is no time for ease. Fiscal years may have just begun, and that means a whole new set of strat …
Nonprofit Spotlight
A new feature of Blue Avocado. Each issue, we’ll highlight a community nonprofit that is doing great work within their sector. This issue brings you a nascent nonprofit that bridges social services and the arts. The Trenton Community A-Team (TCA …
Steady Advice for Changing Times
Hello Avocados! April is here and we have a new issue just for you that’s all about change. Change is exciting! Change is scary. We have articles this month that provide a little stability. How do you keep a firm financial footing as a no …
What Will You Accomplish This Year?
Everyone else was getting ready to ring in the New Year, but you were in the office. Checking email on your phone. Making a final post office run to pick up mailed checks. Those and a million other invisible things we do at nonprofits are what make yea …
