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Navigating the nonprofit world can be challenging. Blue Avocado offers expert guidance on a range of topics — from building strong boards to maximizing your fundraising impact. Explore our latest posts for practical tips, strategies, and solutions to common issues facing nonprofit organizations today.

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Key Qualities and Skills to Look for in Potential Board Members

Nonprofit leaders answer the question, “What are the key qualities and skills you look for in potential board members?”

Treasurers of All-Volunteer Organizations: Eight Key Responsibilities

Here is a wonderful, succinct guide that provides help for the 600,000 + treasurers of all-volunteer organizations (AVOs).

The Ultimate Guide to Nonprofit Fundraising in 2025

Fundraising Fuels Your Nonprofit’s Mission. We’ve distilled the best practices and innovative approaches to help you secure the funding you need.

Nonprofit Photo Contest

This photo contest for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations offers $5000 in cash donations for 25 winning photos, with a $1000 grand prize.

The Most Successful Nonprofit Fundraising Strategies

Nonprofit leaders share their most successful fundraising strategies with other nonprofits.

An Easy-to-Use Accounting Procedures Manual Template

Accounting Procedures Manual Template in Word. Download the Word document, and everything you need to fill in is in red.

A Guide for Private Foundations: Tax Exemption and 990-PF Filing Requirements

What you need to know to meet your foundation’s tax requirements and the 990-PF.

Nonprofit Leaders: How Does Your Nonprofit Measure Success?

Nonprofit leaders share examples to answer the question: How does your nonprofit measure success? Strong staff, data, satisfaction, and more.

Board Horror Stories: How to Reduce Board Resignations

Good communication about common objectives can prevent dissatisfaction and go a long way toward preventing board member resignations.

Why is it Hard to Give My Money Away? A Donor’s Perspective

Donor challenges in giving money? Consider the donor’s point of view. Create a productive pathway from initial interest to the donation.

The Biggest Mistakes New Nonprofits Make

Nonprofit leaders reveal the biggest mistakes that new nonprofits make: Finding identity, losing focus, board issues, and more.

Five Years and Growing: How One Nonprofit Built a Sustainable, Collaborative Mission

An executive director shares the story of a nonprofit’s first five years, and her process of building sustainable nonprofit collaborations.

The Best Route to Approaching Donors: Hand-Head-Heart

Effective donor engagement strategies: Consider and articulate how supporting the mission benefits your donors too.

Measure What You Value: Designing a Values-based Performance Appraisal System

Developing and sustaining a motivated, productive, and highly engaged workforce means your employees must be measured on how they demonstrate the organization’s values.

The One Tool/Strategy Nonprofits Wish They Implemented Sooner

Nonprofit leaders and Blue Avocado readers answer: “What is one tool or strategy you wish your nonprofit had implemented sooner?”

Link Arms to Elevate Your Nonprofit’s Impact

Nonprofit collaboration strategies: Working with like-minded people and organizations can create a deepened impact, more sustainable relationships, and a stronger funding pool for your mission.

Your Nonprofit Got its Grant. Now What?

Getting a grant isn’t just a handshake and a check — they can come with many conditions. Is your CFO ready?

Rebuilding Nonprofit Boards: When a New Board Can Be a Fresh Start

How one nonprofit moved forward when the only solution to a dysfunctional board was a brand-new one.

Nonprofit Rebranding Strategies: Five Steps to Achieving a Successful Nonprofit Rebrand

Nonprofit rebrands are tricky. Nonprofit rebranding strategies to help provide you with a roadmap to your own successful transition.

The Realities of Living with Food Insecurity

Food insecurity is not an abstract: Our friends, neighbors, and communities are struggling to thrive. The challenges of food insecurity.

Drive Your Nonprofit’s Mission by Investing in Your People

Nonprofits must advance their mission by valuing their employees’ worth by providing benefits and fair compensation for nonprofit employees.

The Critical Role of Cultural Responsiveness in Today’s Nonprofits

While culturally responsive leadership has usually been centered in education, its practices have value to the nonprofit sector as well.