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Stacey Smith, MBA
Stacey Smith, MBA, has over twenty years of experience supporting nonprofits as both a volunteer and a consultant. Currently, she sits on the Board of the League of Women Voters of Oakland, where she also serves as Co-Chair of its Volunteer Development Committee. As Principal Consultant at SKS Consulting, Stacey provides practical and achievable solutions to […]
Jan Masaoka
Jan is a former editor of Blue Avocado, former executive director of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, and has sat in on dozens of budget discussions as a board member of several nonprofits. With Jeanne Bell and Steve Zimmerman, she co-authored Nonprofit Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability, which looks at nonprofit business models.
From Crisis to Clarity: Five Steps to Demystify Succession Planning
A sudden leadership transition can leave a nonprofit scrambling to survive. Don’t leave your mission to chance — plan for the future today.
The Expanded Matrix Map: Leveraging Your Triple Bottom Line for Fundraising
In today’s changing world, adding organizational values into the Matrix Map is crucial for nonprofits to demonstrate the impact of funding.
From Startup to Success: Guiding Nonprofits with Six Core Principles of Improvement
Six core principles, drawn from STEM education, can help new nonprofits assemble a diverse team, raise funds successfully, and learn to use the gathered resources for strategic growth.
Advocacy Amplified: How Nonprofits Can Garner State Legislative Support for Their Causes
How nonprofits can overcome the complex legislative landscape to effectively lobby and pass laws that serve their communities.
How Nonprofits Can Benefit from Embracing ESG Practices
By expanding ESG efforts and communicating them effectively, nonprofits can engage new audiences and achieve greater impact. This article discusses how nonprofits can document and communicate their ESG impact and provides five steps to get started.
How U.S.-based Nonprofits Can Deliver Disaster Relief Abroad: A Tigrayan Case Study
How to deliver on-the-ground relief to internally displaced persons including formation of a nonprofit, fundraising, partnerships, and more.
Why Executive Directors Need L&D to Execute a Smooth Succession
Learn about what makes a good talent management strategy and how investing in learning and development helps organizations fill their leadership pipeline.
The Data Is In: Nonprofits Are Getting More Operational Support
A compelling case for how nonprofits can build organizational capacity and infrastructure to ensure longevity by getting funding for those investments for their nonprofit.