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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?
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.
Collaboration is tough, collaboration might hurt your ego, but its outcomes can be much more satisfying than solely through individual work.
Many nonprofits haven’t adopted policies and systems to attract young professionals, invest in their development, or incentivize them to stay.
Nonprofits must follow low-income children and families if they are displaced by a new population that does not align with the mission.
While many nonprofits focus on impact evaluations, process models can be invaluable for helping organizations make real, lasting impact.
Knowledge sharing allows members of one organization to share relevant information with one another and anyone outside of the organization.
The Lidè Foundation provides instruction in the arts and literacy to over 550 adolescent girls at a dozen locations in rural Haiti.
Broaden your fundraising tactics to be more inclusive of multigenerational giving. Employ technology to save time and resources.
Blue Avocado readers share thoughts on how the current political landscape will affect your organization’s funding.