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How to Staff and Support a Committee
Nonprofit managers should know how to support a committee of volunteers: An Advisory Committee, a Board Finance Committee, or a coalition.
If You Give a Board Treasurer A Cookie…
Blue Avocado columnist Vu Le inspires us again with his ideas for nonprofit-themed children’s books. We should all be writing some!
Successfully Navigating an Executive Director Transition
How do you successfully transition from one Executive Director to another? This first person account highlights how to do it right.
Don’t Let Internal Controls Slip at Your Nonprofit Organization!
Internal controls are more important than ever to have in place and operating effectively in order to prevent wrongdoing and malfeasance.
Role of the Nonprofit CFO in Executive Management: The Watchdog Responsibility
The board expects the Executive Director (ED) and CFO to work in partnership to further the mission, but most boards also expect the CFO to perform a “watchdog” function. If the ED is the engine of the bus, the CFO is the insurance, the maintenance, and yes, sometimes the brakes.
Closing Down the Right Way
Blue Avocado shares steps for how a nonprofit organization can shut down its operations and ride into the sunset gracefully.
The Best Way to Raise Money? Choose a Revenue Strategy
What’s the best way to raise money for a nonprofit? Start by figuring out who are the best potential supporters of our work and why.
Nonprofit Executive Director Assessment
This executive director assessment form combines results, activities, and attributes. Boards can focus on areas most important to the organization.
Treasurers of All-Volunteer Organizations: Eight Key Responsibilities
Here is a wonderful, succinct guide that provides help for the 600,000 + treasurers of all-volunteer organizations (AVOs).
Raise Money in 30 Days
Sometimes you need to raise funds in a hurry. Here are some ways to raise modest funds in a pinch.
Through the Valley of the Shadow of Failure
Cate Steane shares her experience guiding her nonprofit through a harrowing organizational crisis and living to tell about it.
Nonprofits: How to Survive an IRS Audit
The true life story of an environmental organization’s audit, how they survived, and their tips for the rest of us.
Why Executive Directors Need L&D to Execute a Smooth Succession
Learn about what makes a good talent management strategy and how investing in learning and development helps organizations fill their leadership pipeline.
I Followed A Founder: A First-Person Nonprofit Tale
Too often, the focus on nonprofit executive transitions is about the departing executive. Here’s one such story.
Innovative Leadership — Culture Doesn’t Have to Eat Strategy: Tending to Human Factors During Strategic Planning
A nonprofit strategic planning process that includes human factors that improves the chances of successfully implementing the plan.
How Can We Help the Board Address Problematic Behavior from the President?
A Blue Avocado reader asks for advice when a Board of Trustees takes issue with the leadership management style of a President.
How can nonprofit leaders avoid burnout?
Leading a nonprofit can be an isolating and exhausting experience, so preventing burnout is key to an organization’s long-term success.
ESG is Everywhere. Should It Matter to Nonprofits?
Nonprofits can learn from the for-profit sector’s efforts on ESG and begin to think about how these corporate strategies can apply to their work as well.
The Importance of Self-Care as Self-Defense to Nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations are givers. Reframing self-care as self-defense can help us to prioritize our people and protect our organizations.
Nonprofit Leaders Answer: What’s One Leadership Habit That’s Made the Biggest Difference for Your Nonprofit?
Real-world impact starts with intentional leadership, so we’ve gathered the most effective habits currently driving the nonprofit community forward.