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Ask Rita: How Do We Handle Harassment by an Outsider?
Have an effective policy. When a report is made, document the complaint. Take appropriate, swift, and effective action.
How to Cultivate Big Donors with a Small Staff
Six strategies that can help nonprofits when embarking on major donor cultivation, even if your development department is tiny.
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.
How does your nonprofit involve the local community in its programs and initiatives?
Nonprofit leaders share their top strategies for boosting community engagement in programs and initiatives with the Blue Avocado community.
3 Tips & Tools for Better Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Peer-to-peer fundraising is a collaborative effort and can be tricky to navigate. Consider these tips, and you’ll be on the way to successful P2P fundraising.
Is Your Fundraising in Compliance with State Laws?
What are registration and disclosure requirements for nonprofit fundraising compliance? Leverage compliance for fundraising growth.
Communicating with Donors During a Maelstrom: Practical Wisdom on When, What, Who, How, and How Often
Concerned about whether and how to communicate with donors? Use this checklist to ensure your donors stay connected to your nonprofit.
Investing in Relationships with Donors: 5 Phases of Securing a Major Gift
Here are five phases of a major gift process to help you build relationships with donors.
How to Plan and Execute an Emergency Succession
Succession planning gets a bad rap. But in a pandemic, especially in the early days, an emergency succession plan becomes essential to a nonprofit.
The Power of Shared Power: Co-Directing Nonprofits Through Compassion
Learn how Compassionate Atlanta developed trust with one another through shared power in their nonprofit model.
Top Ten Questions from Job Seekers… Answered!
Search consultant and volunteer leader Sally Carlson shares something different about how to find a nonprofit job right now.
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.
You Got the Grant! Now What?
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.
Resiliency in the New Normal: Nonprofit Colleagues Share Their Experiences
When it comes to COVID-19, what is that new normal and exactly how are our colleagues adapting? Nonprofit leaders share their experiences.
Five Ways to Let Government Money Run You Over
Strategic ways nonprofits can benefit from government funding but not become overly reliant on it.
What Do I Say to a Donor or Funder?
What to say to if you run into someone who has made a donation or a grant to the organization on whose board you serve.
Promises, Promises: Rural Advocates vs. Big Philanthropy
Community advocates are still picking up the pieces after a disastrous encounter that led to a unique lawsuit. How did it all come about?
Is Your Nonprofit’s Mission Obsolete — Or Just Ready for a New Direction?
Measuring the dual bottom lines of sustainability and impact can help you determine if the time has come for your nonprofit to conclude your mission — or pivot to a new one.
Unicorns Found: Meet Two Grantwriters
Grantwriters are elusive, seldom-seen miraculous creatures, possibly mythical. Here you have a chance to meet two of them.
Nonprofit Retirement: Calculating retirement Needs & Exploring Choices
Part one in this three-part series on nonprofit retirement looks at calculating retirement needs and using that information to explore choices