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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.
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.
You need belief in your organization’s ability to make an impact; belief in those your organization serves; and belief in the funder and their desire to create change in partnership with your organization.
Work your advantages as a “Friend of,” and your fundraising efforts will have you feeling like the cat’s pajamas!
For nonprofits challenged by operating in different regions, compliance requirements need to be weighed against potential for impact.
When you first do an email engagement analysis, it’s not unusual to find 30%-50% of your list is unengaged.
Nonprofits can lift up volunteers and VEPs. The key to success is visibly appreciating volunteers’ roles in contributing to your mission.
5 ways to maintain a nonprofit culture that will not accept or tolerate any sexual misconduct or activity in the workplace in any form.
With a scarcity mentality, we are competing for a slice of pie. Collaborating with a mentality that there’s enough to go around, can we grow the pie?
There’s a growing movement among foundations toward impact investing: equity investments, loan guarantees, and everything in between.
In-kind solicitation enables you to supplement your budget in meaningful ways, create stronger, lasting mutual relationships, and more.
When bringing on seasonal workers, you need to pay close attention to age and properly classify workers to avoid getting burned.
The nonprofit sector is undercapitalized, and one organization is trying to solve this problem.
Learning from the experience of those who started a nonprofit out of their basement and grew to be nationally recognized leaders.
Equity is ultimately about creating a level playing field and ensuring that everyone has an honest chance at achieving their potential.
The nonprofit community is asking important questions: What is our responsibility to speak out on behalf of our staff, clients, and community?
Millennials know it’s easier to fix something than replace it. They join nonprofits to make a difference, not complain about their managers.
Despite Millennials’ desire for jobs that allow them to do good and feel good, student debt may be keeping them unaffordable to nonprofits.