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Nonprofits and Copyrights: What You Need to Know
Copyright attorney Kate Spelman shares how your nonprofit can protect its original material and ensure you’re not improperly using someone else’s material.
The most critical areas for improvement to achieve your mission
Nonprofit leaders share what they believe are the most critical areas for improvement with the Blue Avocado community.
Ask Rita: The HR of Nonprofit Romance
Many sample handbooks have policies which ban employees from dating with co-workers. Is it legally required to prohibit office relationships?
A Guide for Private Foundations: Tax Exemption and 990-PF Filing Requirements
What you need to know to meet your foundation’s tax requirements and the 990-PF.
What is your nonprofit’s approach to planning for leadership succession?
How prepared is your nonprofit for a leadership transition? Survey results reveal the current state of succession planning, from formal policies to urgent gaps.
From Startup to Success: Guiding Nonprofits with Six Core Principles of Improvement
Six core principles, drawn from STEM education, can help new nonprofits assemble a diverse team, raise funds successfully, and learn to use the gathered resources for strategic growth.
Firing Someone for Slamming a Nonprofit Employer on Social Media
Can nonprofit employees get fired for posting negative comments about their employer on their private social media accounts?
New Sitcom: Nonprofit Life
Vu Le proposes a new tv show called ED featuring a group of Executive Directors of several nonprofits located in Seattle.
Blue Avocado Presents: Nonprofit Governance Training 101 – Live Q&A
RECORDED WEBINAR: Thursday, June 12, 2025. Learn about the essential governance topics like board structure, legal compliance, and best practices.
Post-pandemic, what has changed for the better (or worse) in your nonprofit?
Nonprofit leaders offer insights into the post-pandemic era, detailing the changes that have impacted their organizations for better or worse.
Matrix Map Part Two: The Strategic Imperatives
Beyond helping nonprofit leaders understand the business model, the Matrix Map can help you strengthen it.
Managing Your Nonprofit’s Rating
Advice to nonprofits on managing their ratings, and commentary on the impact of the raters as a whole.
The Sustainability Question: Why Is It So Annoying?
The sustainability question at nonprofits: How will you sustain this program or project when funding from the So-and-So Foundation runs out?
Fundraising in Nonprofits of Color
Conventional fundraising advice is far more doable for the mainstream program than the one based in a community of color.
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.
Why Don’t Foundations Build Capacity in Fundraising?
Why do so few grantmakers invest in building the capacity for nonprofits to raise independent money?
Data Visualization: User-Centered Design
How U/X and user-centered design methods can better communicate visual stories in a way that advances the mission of your organization.
Achieving Equity: We Need a New Approach to Funding
Equity is ultimately about creating a level playing field and ensuring that everyone has an honest chance at achieving their potential.
5 Ways Nonprofits Can Balance Creativity and Structure
Learn how balancing creativity with structure can help your nonprofit foster innovation — without compromising your mission and goals.
Social Enterprise & Earned Income: A Key To Revenue or a Distraction?
It sounds like a great idea to start a social enterprise that provides both income and impact, but it’s a bit more complicated than that.