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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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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?
Key lessons from the pandemic that can help other nonprofit leaders proactively anticipate the next big jolt.
What happens if an employee who is filling in for another employee out on FMLA turns out to be better in the position? What are our options?
Everyone wants to innovate, but few of us have the time and energy. But what if there was a way to add value despite limited resources?
Practical ideas on how to get on board with DEIB for your nonprofit and stay committed to ongoing honest assessments and effective action.
The work you do now to plan for executive succession could mean the difference between whether your organization withers or thrives later.
Nonprofits that do not deliver on the terms of a grant contract are at risk of having to return the funding. Make sure you have a plan.
Can you fund your nonprofit organization without relying on grant writing? Nonprofit funding without grants may be simpler than you think.
If you are not creating and investing in the right system, you are putting your nonprofit’s long-term sustainability at risk.
Do what works best to advance the mission statement of your nonprofit. At the end of the day, the juice has to be worth the squeeze.
Nonprofits that access capital through instruments like social impact bonds, can help fund solutions to larger social problems.
The nominating process is vital to creating a healthy and stable nonprofit. Use these tips to help you nominate engaged, strong board members for your organization.
How resource-strapped nonprofits can set themselves apart from countless other companies trying to hire from the same applicant pool.
Nonprofit organizations are givers. Reframing self-care as self-defense can help us to prioritize our people and protect our organizations.
While no two nonprofits are exactly alike, there are some best practices that all organizations should use when building their annual operating budgets.
In the day-to-day firefighting of the nonprofit world, quantitative goals can lessen the chance for misunderstandings.
Every organization is made up of cat people and dog people. This framework can help with equity and inclusion in decision-making processes.
Recovering from a disaster is not a quick process. Here’s how philanthropy must help local communities rebuild.
Specialized volunteers can come from organizations that recruit those seeking opportunities for organizations in need of specialized help.
Guiding principles for organizations that want to create a binding, board-approved JDEI policy with values, action plans, and accountability.
To be successful, transitions from volunteer leaders to paid staff must be planned, deliberate, and done in an orderly fashion.
Often nonprofits can have unchecked appetites for growth, which combine with structural factors that make such growth haphazard.
A new accounting standard will bring clarity and consistency to how in-kind contributions of nonfinancial assets are reported for nonprofits.
Leann Malone, Executive Director of Lancaster County First Steps, on strong business acumen, retaining qualified staff, and the bottom line.
The ADA interactive process is a two-way street. What should employers do when employees aren’t interacting in good faith?