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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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Unicorns Found: Meet Two Grantwriters
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Word on the Street from the Council on Foundations Conference
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The Unrecognized Value of Community Nonprofits, Hiring Grantwriters, Extended Warranties, MTV
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In Search of Unicorns: Finding & Hiring Grantwriters, Part 1
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Nonprofit Budgets Have to Balance: False!
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Don’t Drive, Chew Gum and Use the Phone at the Same Time
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Meaningful Acts of Appreciation for Nonprofit Boards and Staff
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Nonprofits and the Media
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Pay Off My Student Loan or Pay Into a 401K?
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Why is it called Blue Avocado?
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Abolish Board Committees?
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Reasons to Have (& Not to Have) an Attorney on a Nonprofit Board
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Can We Require An Employee To Take Her Meds?
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Promises, Promises: Rural Advocates vs. Big Philanthropy
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Five Ways to Let Government Money Run You Over
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Good Management vs. Good Leadership
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What Do I Say to a Donor or Funder?
Nonprofits must speak directly and authentically to Young America’s beliefs to have any hope of converting them to highly active supporters.
Question and answer about how an employee’s share of premium payments should be handled, since there are no paychecks on FMLA.
Six tips to successfully “team” remotely at your nonprofit, and support remote workers to effectively collaborate and accomplish their goals.
Change is hard. Here are some steps to help you construct a careful plan on the front end in order to bring you success in the long run.
How to use digital fundraising tools to ease your nonprofit’s workload and raise more money in the process.
Ask the community you serve what they want and need. Remember that your work should happen through, not to, the communities you serve.
How can you fund innovation when your nonprofit continues to struggle to keep the lights on? Here are some ideas.
Reliance on at-will employment to support a termination without proper preparation and risk assessment can lead to serious consequences.
Mapping where data is stored, along with creating a logic model that shows important outcomes to track, helps your nonprofit focus resources.
Efficient layouts can drive cost savings & support collaborative work environments. Branded spaces inspire employees to live out your mission
Funders and nonprofits should keep sight of the fact that human beings are on the other side of the table. Social sector work is about people.
Simple advice that can help guide you more quickly to the best practices without learning the hard way when starting a nonprofit.
The 2016 rule is gone. The DOL is working on a new one. Employers still need to conscientiously remain in compliance with any State laws.
Interview with Ken Doane of SH Cowell Foundation, one of the remaining funders committed to supporting capacity building.
All nonprofits should draw up contingency plans to cushion the impact of these cuts and survive future shutdowns.
A sample eWorkplace HR Policy. Intended for use by nonprofit organizations.
Internal tension and disagreements began to dissipate when the voices of those we serve were engaged in dialogue and decision-making.
Millennials trust people like themselves more than nonprofits, government, and business. They want to improve the world.
Do not buy into the idea that things will never change. The work is too important, the consequences too severe, for us to let fear stop us.
Employers may not arbitrarily fail to count time worked, however small, of the employee’s regular schedule or any period of time.
It sounds like a great idea to start a social enterprise that provides both income and impact, but it’s a bit more complicated than that.
If you’re too busy to deal with a disgruntled volunteer, she might quit, take all of her friends, and besmirch the organization’s good name.
Launching a crowdfunding campaign is the easy part. The real work is building a community of supporters, a movement of change-makers.
“If you play life as a game, you’ll always win.” While the work of nonprofits is no game, there are many lessons we can learn from them.