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Lucky 7: The Casino Industry and Philanthropy
Is it worth going all-in on casino philanthropy? Only if you know when to lay the odds and when to take the odds.
Community Nonprofits: Katrina’s Unsung Heroes Still on the Job
After Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi community nonprofits used the region’s recovery as a stepping stone to lasting social change.
Speed Up the Board Recruitment Process!
Three easy ways to accelerate the nonprofit board recruitment process by pre-qualifying prospective candidates.
A Board Leads an Organization Out of the Ashes
A board chair shares how their organization found itself on the precipice of bankruptcy and then was able to walk away.
Ask Rita: Wading through the New Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations
Administering the FMLA can be challenging. Ask Rita offers some guidance on the technicalities of recent changes to the law.
Ten Things I Learned About Leadership from Women Executives of Color
Some valuable lessons drawn from listening, observing, and laughing with women executive directors of color over the years.
Nonprofit Love
We asked about your experiences with romance in the nonprofit workplace, and the common thread was passion — for your work and each other.
Firing My Friend, the Founder
A board member shares a story about the difficult process of firing a nonprofit founder when money just wasn’t coming in.
And Now for a Different Type of Board Agenda
Board meeting time is precious time, and the fulcrum of board-staff opportunity or disappointment. Let’s be smarter about how we use it.
Surprise! Most Legacy Gifts DON’T Come from Major Donors
Planned giving professional Greg Lassonde gives us step-by-step instructions for soliciting bequests and planned gifts.
Point-Counterpoint: Should Nonprofits Be Allowed to Support Political Candidates?
Arguments for & against legislation that prohibits churches & other charitable organizations from direct or indirect political campaigning.
Empowering Next Generation Leaders through Crowdfunding
Launching a crowdfunding campaign is the easy part. The real work is building a community of supporters, a movement of change-makers.
Ask Rita: Can an Employee Come and Go Using Family or Medical Leave?
Ask Rita explores whether or not a nonprofit organization’s employee can come and go using Family or Medical Leave?
Reducing Unconscious Bias in Recruiting
Is unconscious bias impacting your hiring decisions and the diversity of your nonprofit staff?
Ask Rita: During Covid-19, Do We Furlough or Layoff Staff?
What’s the difference between a furlough and layoff? Learn what benefits to offer your employees when closing non-essential facilities during Covid-19.
Alleviate Accounting Systems & Staff Training Chokepoints to Power Nonprofit Missions: Part 2
A case on how one Oregon nonprofit did it. Part 2 of 2.
Nonprofit Leaders Answer: What Is the Secret to Successful Grant Writing?
Nonprofit leaders and Blue Avocado readers answer the question, “What is the secret to successful grant writing?”
If You Don’t Have Time to Save: Nonprofit Retirement Part 3
Blue Avocado explores the plight of people in the nonprofit sector who find themselves close to retirement without enough savings.
Too Many Nonprofits? Yes – At Least Too Many AIDS Organizations
Mark Ishaug, CEO of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, expresses concern about reduced support for the HIV/AIDS community.
Six of Our Board Members Are in Prison
How to involve board members in decision-making, staff mentoring of staff, and fundraising — even when they’re in unexpected circumstances.