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What are the Biggest Challenges in Getting (and Keeping) Your Nonprofit’s Staff and Volunteers?

Blue Avocado

As a nonprofit with limited revenue, our biggest challenge is offering a fair market salary and benefits. Another challenge is competing with other older and larger nonprofit organizations that can offer staff or volunteers with a broader range of experiences. Submissions may be edited for length and clarity.

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What do nonprofits struggle with the most?

Blue Avocado

There are far too many options available for individuals who want to volunteer with nonprofit organizations and give back to their communities. The potential volunteer(s) must be contacted immediately as well as engaged by our nonprofit — or the potential volunteer moves to something else or simply changes their mind. .

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How to Help People of Color Become Homeowners: Data from Philadelphia

NonProfit Quarterly

Addressing this requires intervention both by policymakers and nonprofit organizations. The most crucial asset that nonprofits can bring to the table is trust. Understanding the nature of the capital that is moving into neighborhoodsto whom it is flowing and with what effectis therefore critical.

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It’s time to invest in volunteer engagement  

Candid

Without a change in this misaligned dynamic between funders and nonprofits, organizations sustainability is at stake. What nonprofit leaders can do now Nonprofits can take a proactive role in shifting perspectives and securing support for volunteers.

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What Does Centering Native Justice Require? A New Report Has Answers

NonProfit Quarterly

The report also highlights some of the economic impacts: Native peoples, communities, and enterprises are excluded from philanthropy, investments, capital, and banking, and other economic systems. Culture and language, and their preservation, are also critical to Native conceptions of justice and political strategy.

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Seeking the Willing: A Friendship Across Political Lines

NonProfit Quarterly

Cassie is a registered Democrat who works in public media and has a background in nonprofit organizations and community development. When Cassie and Terri initially agreed to talk with me about their friendship, I thought I’d end up writing about political differences.

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KPIs You Should Be Tracking in a Nonprofit

The Charity CFO

Financial KPIs Financial sustainability is one of the most common challenges facing nonprofit organizations. Nonprofits need a way to track financial data that helps them increase revenue and lower expenses. You can use operational KPIs to improve the efficiency of how your organization runs.