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In Defense of Strategic Planning: A Rebuttal
Consultant Mike Allison provides a defense of strategic planning for the nonprofit sector in rebuttal to a prior Blue Avocado article.
Can I Be Held Personally Liable for Misclassifying an Employee as Exempt?
Individuals can be personally liable for unpaid wages and other remedies under the FLSA and possibly also under state law.
Endorsing Candidates. Illegal. How to Do It.
Discussing restrictions on nonprofit 501c3 organizations that prohibit them from supporting or opposing candidates running for office.
Should You Be Considering a Nonprofit Merger?
When times are tough, funders start to think that mergers are a good idea for nonprofits. And sometimes nonprofits themselves agree.
Nonprofit Tax Quiz
In the nonprofit sector we throw around tax opinions, but here’s a chance to learn something from a 17-question quiz.
When the System Fails Quietly: What I’ve Learned from Sitting Between the Frontline and the Data
Leadership, especially in the nonprofit sector, means you’re not standing at the top — but spotting gaps, shining a light, and quietly stitching trust back together where it’s needed.
Take A Fresh Look at Scrip Fundraising
Increasingly, nonprofits are finding scrip to be a comparatively easy way to raise funds. How does scrip fundraising work, anyway?
How to Stop Managing Your Nonprofit and Start Leading
Nonprofit leaders often get overwhelmed by daily management tasks, but it’s crucial to step back and focus on leadership by building strong foundational processes instead of just working in the business.
Charting a New Course for Youth Engagement
A blueprint for how using strategic inquiry can help your nonprofit better understand your community’s needs and provide key insights with the potential to help you innovate and better serve those who count on you.
Mediocrity Starts with ME (Humor)
The causes of burnout at nonprofits . We have unconscious beliefs that are undermining our very health and sanity.
Nonprofit Mergers Are Like Falling In Love
Ron Kratofil shares tips and resources for nonprofit mergers. Mergers are a lot like dating, relationships and marriage.
It’s Not as Scary as You Think: 10 Easy Steps to Launch a Planned Giving Program for Your Nonprofit
Planned giving scares many who work in nonprofits. We think it’s too technical and takes too much time. Here are 10 easy steps to follow to get started with creating a planned giving program at your nonprofit.
The Secret to Continuous Innovation
Everyone wants to innovate, but few of us have the time and energy. But what if there was a way to add value despite limited resources?
Succeeding When You’re Small: Lessons Learned from DonorsChoose.org
Learning from the experience of those who started a nonprofit out of their basement and grew to be nationally recognized leaders.
Show Me The Money! A Step Toward Solving the Problem of Operating Support
The nonprofit sector is undercapitalized, and one organization is trying to solve this problem.
Scarcity or Abundance? An Experiment in Collaborative Fundraising
With a scarcity mentality, we are competing for a slice of pie. Collaborating with a mentality that there’s enough to go around, can we grow the pie?
Ask Rita: How Do I Prevent Sexual Harassment at My Nonprofit?
5 ways to maintain a nonprofit culture that will not accept or tolerate any sexual misconduct or activity in the workplace in any form.
The Art of Grant Budgeting: A Guide for Nonprofit CFOs
Is your organization’s CFO ready to put together a grant proposal budget that will make an impact with potential funders?
Grantmaking in the 2020s: Giving Collectively, with Trust
Giving collectively (collective giving) helps nonprofits address community needs by giving unrestricted (& sometimes unsolicited) grants.
What area of your nonprofit has benefited the most from having a specialist on your team?
Nonprofit leaders share how bringing specialists on board has delivered measurable improvements across key areas like marketing, finance, and engagement.