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How to Take a Public Policy Stand, with Sample Criteria
Would it support your cause if your organization took a stand on a public policy issue? Is it legal to do so? And how would you go about it?
Nonprofit Retirement: Calculating retirement Needs & Exploring Choices
Part one in this three-part series on nonprofit retirement looks at calculating retirement needs and using that information to explore choices
Should the Board Hold Executive Sessions?
Executive sessions can help nonprofits have frank discussions about staff performance, and help the board develop a sense of itself.
Boards of All-Volunteer Organizations
All-volunteer organizations (AVOs) are a major social and economic force, but are seldom given credit for their work.
The Best Way to Raise Money? Choose a Revenue Strategy
What’s the best way to raise money for a nonprofit? Start by figuring out who are the best potential supporters of our work and why.
The Unrecognized Value of Community Nonprofits, Hiring Grantwriters, Extended Warranties, MTV
There is a difference between community nonprofits on one hand, and universities and hospitals on the other, and it isn’t just size.
In Search of Unicorns: Finding & Hiring Grantwriters, Part 1
Almost everyone in community nonprofits thinks it would be great to have a grantwriter. It’s rare to find and work with this rare creature. Why?
Nonprofit Budgets Have to Balance: False!
There are some good reasons why nonprofits sometimes have deficit budgets, that should be left that way. Find out why.
Meaningful Acts of Appreciation for Nonprofit Boards and Staff
It often seems that efforts between board and staff of appreciation feel trivial at best, and even hypocritical or enraging at worst.
Five Ways to Let Government Money Run You Over
Strategic ways nonprofits can benefit from government funding but not become overly reliant on it.