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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.
One way to be sure that each person on the board is clear on his or her responsibilities is to adopt a board member contract.
Tim Wolfred, a leader in the field of nonprofit executive transitions, on how to weigh both the organization’s needs, and your own heart.
For-profit companies seek foundation grants and government tax exemptions that presents risks and challenges to the nonprofit sector.
Ask Rita explores how nonprofits should do criminal record checks on prospective employees, volunteers, and board members.
Pamela Davis explains how everything we’ve been taught about this economy needs to change, with the false equivalency of price and value.
Edie Boatman shares advice about making a career change from a for-profit position to a nonprofit position.
A nonprofit considered moving away from having an annual audit to having a review, and the board wanted a legal opinion before making a decision.
CPA Dennis Walsh discusses how using an Agreed-Upon-Procedures Engagement can done at much lower cost than audits to benefit nonprofits.
Dennis Walsh, a certified public accountant, shares seven ways nonprofits can reduce the costs around the auditing process.
Are board giving requirements a best practice or a bad idea? Blue Avocado reports on trends and explore the real questions.
In this Board Cafe column, look at short-term and long-term strategies for the board members known as deadwood or worse.
Rick Cohen explores the faith-based federal funds initiative launched by President Bush and revamped by President Obama.
Edie Boatman reflects on a year spent working in nonprofits — during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Ask Rita shares sample language for your human resources staff to use when creating your organization’s dress code.
Jeanne Bell argues it’s time to stop looking at budgets and pay attention instead to projections and financial goals.
Board members invest a lot of time and energy at board meetings. A few small changes can often make that investment pay off in important ways.
Ask Rita explores whether or not it’s legal for a nonprofit organization to ban visible body art for its employees and staffers.
Martin Gorfinkel compares AA to other nonprofits, and how many of their practices run counter to commonly accepted nonprofit “best practices.”
Rick Cohen takes on the much-publicized, little-analyzed new federal Social Innovation Fund.
Nelson Layag shares how he was able to utilize social media features to raise money to support organizations in his community.
Search consultant and volunteer leader Sally Carlson shares something different about how to find a nonprofit job right now.
A powerful approach to determining your board’s agenda and work for the year.
A nonprofit dashboard gives important information to decision-makers such as executives and boards in a quick-read way.
How to involve board members in decision-making, staff mentoring of staff, and fundraising — even when they’re in unexpected circumstances.