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Nonprofit Leaders Answer: What Are the Biggest Mistakes New Nonprofits Make?
Nonprofit leaders reveal the biggest mistakes that new nonprofits make: Finding identity, losing focus, board issues, and more.
Nonprofit Leadership Tips from the Basketball Court
“If you play life as a game, you’ll always win.” While the work of nonprofits is no game, there are many lessons we can learn from them.
How to Cure Founder’s Syndrome
Is Founder’s Syndrome stifling the innovation and change in your nonprofit? Explore what it is and how to change it.
Nonprofit Leaders Answer: What Are the Most Important Qualities for a Nonprofit Leader to Possess?
We surveyed nonprofit leaders to find out which qualities matter most in leadership. Their responses reveal the traits that drive impact and long-term success.
Alligators in the Boardroom and Urban Legends About Nonprofits
Urban myths and legends gain a measure of credibility just by their frequent telling and longevity — and nonprofits aren’t immune.
From Transition to Transformation: Key Lessons from the Pandemic for Nonprofits
Key lessons from the pandemic that can help other nonprofit leaders proactively anticipate the next big jolt.
How to Hire a Great Accountant for Your Nonprofit
FAQs on hiring accountants for nonprofits, including what to do if you’re having an impossible time of it.
The Matrix Map Approach Part One: How to Create the Matrix Map
You may have heard of the Dual Bottom Line: the idea that strategic choices must serve both mission impact and financial viability. But how do you turn this idea into a quantitative decision-making tool?
From Crisis to Clarity: Five Steps to Demystify Succession Planning
A sudden leadership transition can leave a nonprofit scrambling to survive. Don’t leave your mission to chance — plan for the future today.
Blue Avocado: What it Takes to Run a Nonprofit
Leann Malone, Executive Director of Lancaster County First Steps, on strong business acumen, retaining qualified staff, and the bottom line.
Crawling Out of the Psychological Depths
Most of us have had moments of despair. Marilyn Neece very generously shares her story with us.
Is It Time for an Audit?
Is an audit worth the expense for a nonprofit’s board of directors in these tough economic times?
7 Guiding Principles for a JDEI Policy That Isn’t Just Hot Air. Plus, a Free Sample Policy!
Guiding principles for organizations that want to create a binding, board-approved JDEI policy with values, action plans, and accountability.
The Board Told Me I Had to Join Rotary
Wondered how to break into the traditional civic leadership networks? Joan Dixon explains why the Rotary may be the unexpected solution.
Can You Hear Us Now? Using Feedback to Create Community-Centered Services
Getting feedback from those that you serve — and not assuming you know what they need — can help your nonprofit serve your community.
The Automatic Nonprofit Salary Calculator
A tongue-in-cheek version of the familiar Salary Calculator model to comment trenchantly on the indiscriminate — and not so indiscriminate — differences in how nonprofit staff get paid.
Vanguard Foundation Update: With Leader Pleading Guilty, “Truth and Reconciliation”?
Rick Cohen provides thoughts about the fall of the Vanguard Foundation and the impact on the nonprofit sector.
Is Your Nonprofit Ready for a Capital Project?
Is your nonprofit considering raising funds and investing in building or renovating a piece of property? Save time, money, and headaches.
How Nonprofits Can Work With Their Bankers Amidst Change
How to help your banker to give your nonprofit organization as much credit as possible.
Whose Nonprofit Is It Anyway: When a Nonprofit Leader Moves On
When a nonprofit leader moves on, the process isn’t always easy. Questions about nonprofit ownership can be organizational life-or-death.