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First Person Nonprofit: A Day in the Life of a Major Gifts Officer
Major gifts aren’t the right strategy for every organization, but we can still appreciate how this fundraiser talks about her job.
Everything We’ve Been Taught About Major Gifts is Wrong
Different nonprofits have different trajectories that result in different assets at a given stage of development.
Financial Focus: You Told Us
Blue Avocado readers share thoughts on how the current political landscape will affect your organization’s funding.
Finding Your Voice As a Nonprofit
The nonprofit community is asking important questions: What is our responsibility to speak out on behalf of our staff, clients, and community?
A Nonprofit Leader’s Path to Becoming a Diversity and Inclusion Champion
Taking on diversity and inclusion in your nonprofit? What to do (and not to do) to have your efforts result on long-standing success
Practical Tips for Nonprofit Budgeting
Every nonprofit needs a budget, but some are more effective than others. Consider these tips for making a budget that works well for everyone.
Time to Fold: Keys to Gracefully Winding Down a Nonprofit
How would you know if it was time to shut down your nonprofit? These lessons learned from closing the Cancer Prevention Institute of California might help.
Nonprofit Budgets Have to Balance: False!
There are some good reasons why nonprofits sometimes have deficit budgets, that should be left that way. Find out why.
Five Signs Your Nonprofit is Ready to Reach a Bigger Community
Does your nonprofit consistently reach the same group? It may be time to consider expanding your marketing efforts to reach a wider audience.
The Secret to a High Impact Annual Report
There are only four things people look at in a nonprofit’s annual report. Focus on what people actually read.
Rethinking Perpetuity: Resetting Endowment Expectations After the Pandemic
With endowments, let’s rethink ‘forever’ and explore new, flexible ways to ensure your nonprofit organization’s longevity and effectiveness.
A Bigger Budget and Smaller Butt in Just 12 Weeks!
How a Make-A-Wish Executive Director took an unusual approach to raising funds for her organization.
Ask Rita: I Have a Bad Boss! Help!
Ask Rita responds to two reader questions about what nonprofit employees can do when a difficult boss is beginning to become a real problem.
Attorney Recommends Review Instead of Audit
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.
True Stories of Grantseeking: A First-Person Nonprofit Story
There are three levels of exchange in the grantor-grantee relationship. Explore one of the least discussed: The one-to-one interaction.
How to Hire Your First Development Director
The only thing worse than not having fundraising staff is having bad fundraising staff.
Identifying and Mitigating Nonprofit Risk with a Six-Step Crisis Communication Plan
Nonprofit leaders must be proactive in identifying risks, take steps to prevent them, and be prepared with a communications plan in the event of a crisis.
Benchmarking and Analyzing Salaries: A Fast How-To
Analyze salaries by charting salary ranges, adding benchmark salaries, and two ways to review individual salaries.
DIY: Make a Bylaws Cheat Sheet
Bylaws Cheat Sheet: If a copy of the by-laws is handy, it’s tedious to have to look over all the legalese for an answer to a simple question.
A Beginner’s Guide to Lobbying for Nonprofits
Many nonprofit leaders don’t know that lobbying is 100% legal for nonprofits. Here are four steps nonprofits can take now to get smarter about lobbying: accept the importance of lobbying, get the facts, meet with officials, and join a trade association.