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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 …
Letter from the Editor
Friends and allies, whatever your political bent, and however you feel about the recent midterm elections, we all have something to celebrate. The equitable, just world we all believe in is a step closer to reality now: the world where people are judge …
Letter from the Editor
Hello again, Blue Avocado readers! We’re excited to have you all back for the second issue under my new tenure and can’t wait to share some great, practical tips and tools with all you incredible community leaders! In this issue, aside from one of the …
The Best Route to Approaching Donors: Hand-Head-Heart
As someone who began her career as a fund raiser and migrated to become a funder as head of a large corporate foundation, I have a somewhat unique vantage point on the struggle many nonprofits endure when engaging funders and major donors to support th …
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 …
Letter from the Editor
Welcome to Blue Avocado 2.0! I'm honored to serve as the new Editor-in-Chief and first and foremost, I want to assure each and every one of you that we will maintain BA's high standards and stay focused on providing tactical, practical tips and …
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 …
Letter From the Editor
Welcome to this special YNPN Edition of Blue Avocado! We’ve partnered with our friends over at the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network to deliver you a special edition of Blue Avocado featuring young, insightful writers from around the country. …
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 …
