Recent Posts
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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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?
“Take every opportunity that’s offered and consistent with your mission and let the artists lead the way.”
Advocates for nonprofits tout the importance of diverse communities and social safety nets. A new study suggests it’s also good for business.
There is so much potential out there to dramatically move the needle on social issues and drive impact, no matter the external environment.
Kevin Davis explains how nonprofit journalism organizations are working to gain donors’ trust by being community-powered.
Alice Rossignol puts her pen to paper about a big professional first. She decided to leap – or maybe she got pushed.
How to help your banker to give your nonprofit organization as much credit as possible.
Results of a survey of 500 nonprofits on their organization’s financial outlook in 2017.
What does it take to be entrepreneurial? Anika Stephens talks about young leaders who have already made a positive social or economic impact.
Ron Kratofil shares tips and resources for nonprofit mergers. Mergers are a lot like dating, relationships and marriage.
The story of a nonprofit board member going through the turmoil of divorce. How divorce made it difficult to serve on the board.
Robert Egger on advice to young nonprofit leaders, how the sector has changed, and why it’s more important than ever that we take risks.
A drug-free workplace policy can specify that the term “drugs” includes marijuana (and its derivatives and all related cannabinoids).
Some of the hardest moments we face happen during nonprofit leadership transitions. Nothing is ever as neat as it looks on the surface.
Is your nonprofit considering raising funds and investing in building or renovating a piece of property? Save time, money, and headaches.
How can a group of talented people, grouped together for a positive purpose, create an environment of discord, frustration or inefficiency?
How does an employer document ADA compliance? Let’s go through each element of the ADA analysis and identify helpful documentation.
Moving board diversity from a ‘problem to solve’ to ‘something to practice.’ Staff and board talk common hurdles and how to overcome them.
Misclassifying a contractor can cost big dollars for your nonprofit, so march forward, but make sure you proceed with care.
Your nonprofit should have a written Conflict of Interest policy that Board members review and acknowledge annually.
Ready to boost exposure for your work? Here’s six promotion ideas that should help get exposure for your nonprofit.
Nine nonprofit trends that need to go. Some are nonprofit sacred cows that we need to release into the wilderness.
Different nonprofits have different trajectories that result in different assets at a given stage of development.
A tiger escaped and attacked three visitors and killed one of them at the San Francisco Zoo. How did the zoo board react?
Why do so few grantmakers invest in building the capacity for nonprofits to raise independent money?