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How Funders Can Strategically Invest in the Growth and Impact of BIPOC Nonprofits

NonProfit Quarterly

In 2019, in Maryland, this is what the Prince Georges County Council and Venture Philanthropy Partners (later known as Youth Invest Partners) were doing in establishing the Nonprofit Capacity Building Program. As Marcus Littles has written for NPQ , Capacity building expects transactions to produce transformational results.

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When Can Volunteers Lead?

NonProfit Quarterly

Nonprofit Staff Who Serve on Other Nonprofits Boards Many nonprofit staff volunteering as board members of other nonprofits means they are serving as leaders at other organizations, often in a related field. This is something that is seldom discussed in management teams. What About a Nonprofits Own Board?

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Leaders Are Learners: Yasmeen’s Story

NonProfit Leadership Center

She also says understanding how to work with and manage people across generations has been one of the most helpful things she has learned at NLC. The most interesting class Ive taken at the Nonprofit Leadership Center is Managing Across Generations. Ive found that at the Nonprofit Leadership Center.

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The Secret to Stopping Overwhelm in the Workplace

NonProfit Leadership Center

Self-awareness creates more trusting and productive work environments while also ensuring leaders are better equipped to manage stress and stay calm and clear in the midst of external stressors. Mindfulness in our approach can be essential to making this shift. Create a Mindful Work Environment.

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Nonprofit Leadership Center Welcomes Four New Board Members

NonProfit Leadership Center

As a career nonprofit leader and current member of the philanthropic sector, I am honored to serve on the NLC Board. Petersburg Before joining the Foundation team, Lisa served as the assistant deputy director and managing attorney for the St. the largest nonprofit public-interest law firm in the Tampa Bay area. Brody, Esq.

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Understanding Nonprofit Overhead Costs: Myths vs. Reality

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Overhead expenses can cover the following categories: Management and general expenses Fundraising expenses Membership development expenses Your nonprofit includes these costs as supporting activity expenses in the financial statements you compile, such as the Statement of Activities and Statement of Functional Expenses.

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Conference to Inspire and Mobilize Thousands of Volunteers

Care2

Leaders and volunteers from the nonprofit, corporate and government sectors will gather in over 150 workshops to exchange ideas and inspire one another on topic areas including National Service, Nonprofit Capacity Building, Volunteer Management and Youth Service and Leadership.