Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Every nonprofit has a Board of Directors. Yet most people don’t understand exactly what the Board’s job is. You see, it means that hundreds of people are sitting on nonprofit Boards and have NO IDEA what they said “yes” to. People are going to be frustrated and unhappy, and ultimately Board members will resign.

Nonprofit governance and management 116

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Public and Social Policy Governance 116

Joan Garry

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Do your org’s diversity & inclusion initiatives go deeper than how diverse your board and staff is (or isn’t)? Learn all about a creative move one of my clients made to bring racial diversity to life in their organization!

Nonprofit Leadership 248

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofits 248

MNA Association

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This facilitator will co-lead a focus group of Montana nonprofit leaders, volunteers, and board members to inform best practices, barriers, and opportunities in maintaining inclusive and diverse boards. MNA staff will co-lead and facilitate this process. Times are estimated. Let us decide!

Culture 98

Culture Recruitment Retention Associations 98

Clairification

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Please don’t leave your new (or old for that matter) board members dangling! Being a board member is not something we’re generally taught. Do you have a board orientation strategy? Do you have a board orientation strategy? Recruitment is just the tip of the iceberg of building an effective board.

Recruitment 111

Recruitment Nonprofits Fundraising Fundraising 111

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JULY 1, 2014

Now you can learn how to get your staff and board to help with your marketing efforts with our all new marketing team management tips page. Now you can learn how to get your staff and board to help with your marketing efforts with our all new marketing team management tips page.

Marketing 70

Marketing Marketing Management Communication 70

Nonprofit Fixer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Does your nonprofit have a clear and thoughtful board member orientation process? Do you put as much care into onboarding board members are you do onboarding staff? Most nonprofits have minimal processes in place for board orientation. What Is a Nonprofit Board Orientation? If the answer is “no,” you’re not alone.

Nonprofits 111

Nonprofits Insurance Recruitment Governance 111

Blue Avocado

MARCH 5, 2024

For staff, working in a start-up nonprofit is often an exercise in mindreading. It can also mean a certain rigidity in how things unfold alongside a tendency to insist that things be done as you envision them, even when there are alternate routes that may play to the strengths of staff more successfully.

Children 84

Children Nonprofits Finance Leadership 84

Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

Based on a 2022 survey of more than 3,000 nonprofit staff, The Push and Pull: Declining Interest in Nonprofit Leadership found that fewer respondents said they aspired to lead than in 2016 and 2019. These findings raise real concerns about the future of leadership in the sector.

Leadership 69

Leadership Nonprofits Nonprofit Leadership Associations 69

Nonprofit Fixer

APRIL 22, 2024

Between board meetings and fundraisers and staff management, it’s easy to forget why we’re working so hard (hint: to change the world!). You know the ones: where you feel pulled in too many directions by board members, funders, staff, and the very real community needs you’re committed to. So we can never give up.

Nonprofit Leadership 111

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Fundraising Fundraising 111

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

We want to “power up” the impact of racial equity audits by offering the following best practices to allow organizational leaders, managers, and their staff to make use of all types of data in service to the shared goal of a more racially equitable organization and a just world. percent of the population, up from 27.6

Leadership 112

Leadership Culture Foundations Philanthropy 112

Bloomerang

MARCH 22, 2024

If you know you need additional staff, and are just using a consultant as “back up,” you may be avoiding the real problem – i.e., the fact that you’re insecure about voicing your decision or fear that you don’t have enough clout with your boss or board to do so. To impress your boss, board, or other staff.

Recruitment 100

Recruitment Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits 100

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 8, 2024

There had been a lack of senior leadership, staff had been promoted into senior roles before they were ready, and funding infrastructure needed to be improved. But when the (often white) leaders had funder relationships that could allow them to write their own checks, governing boards didn’t ask too many questions. Or so I thought.

Nonprofit governance and management 103

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Leadership Non-Profits 103

Nonprofit Fixer

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Most for-profit and nonprofit entities have a single staff member at the top of the corporation who answers to the board. Most for-profit and nonprofit entities have a single staff member at the top of the corporation who answers to the board. savings, programs, or staff).

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 98

NonProfit Leadership Center

JULY 31, 2023

State of Nonprofits in 2023: What Funders Need to Know revealed the top concern among nonprofit executives is staff-related issues, including burnout, filling staff positions and retaining staff. 3 in 4 nonprofit leaders indicated difficulty filling staff positions in the past year.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Collaborations Leadership 98

NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 29, 2023

Navigating the relationship between nonprofit boards and staff can be extraordinarily challenging. Here are four practical tips in being a high-performing and effective board member from day No.

Nonprofits 97

Nonprofits 97

Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The absence of trust Black women and gender-expansive leaders report that their decisions are often challenged and undermined by board members. A group of concerned nonprofit leaders in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area Nonprofit Sector , in which 36 presidents, CEOs, and executive directors shared their experiences.

Leadership 98

Leadership Recruitment Foundations Health 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Now, as board chair of the Boston-based Hyams Foundation , I find myself on the funder side, which means it’s my job to help the foundation move from critique to action. Of course, this is a foundation-wide effort, one in which both our board and staff have been engaged. Our journey has been long and gradual.

Foundations 108

Foundations Nonprofit Administration and Development Philanthropy Leadership 108

Candid

MARCH 25, 2024

Therefore, it’s important that your house be in order and that you are prepared to be transparent about your operations, strategy, finances, and staff. Therefore, it’s important that your house be in order and that you are prepared to be transparent about your operations, strategy, finances, and staff.

Nonprofit Organizations 105

Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Foundations Governance 105

Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

No matter what size the organization or staff, building a culture of gratitude makes everyone feel more valued and connected to your cause. Instead, consider choosing a few that work best for your staff size, budget, capacity, and organizational culture. People are more generous at the end of the year.

Retention 112

Retention Culture Activism Values 112

The Kindful Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Nonprofit organizations exist to serve the public, not to benefit the private interests of a single person, whether staff or board members. Bad signs Go back to the drawing board if people reply by asking: “Doesn’t [insert competitor name here] already do that?” “Why Why start a nonprofit (and not a for-profit)?

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Law Governance 105

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JUNE 12, 2013

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Communication 77

Communication Marketing Marketing Nonprofits 77

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In my four decades as a senior fundraising executive, part-time consultant, and nonprofit CEO, I have worked with (or served on) 20 nonprofit boards. In the process, I was exposed to a number of organizations whose boards struggled with a variety of issues. Reality 1: Most boards live by the rule of thirds.

Nonprofit governance and management 96

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Leadership Finance 96

Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

One of the biggest red-herrings I see nonprofit boards pursue is a pipe dream of “self sufficiency” for their nonprofit. Rather than pursuing their mission, the board directs the executive director to look at selling things and renting things in a quixotic attempt to be financially independent.

Culture 124

Culture Nonprofits Production Governance 124

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 10, 2023

To gain a better understanding of these issues, we interviewed trustees and staff at Mott Foundation , Kolibri Foundation , Conant Family Foundation , Chorus Foundation , Bush Foundation , and one anonymous family foundation. How can family foundations and donors stop perpetuating inequities within the communities and causes they serve?

Philanthropy 127

Philanthropy Foundations Leadership Universities 127

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2022

Those who commit to the organization’s mission – clients, donors, board members, and staff – all have opinions about the optimal spending levels to execute the mission. Perceptions of spending levels – from donors, the board, or other stakeholders – can influence campaign and fundraising management. How to Best Illustrate ROI.

Nonprofits 137

Nonprofits Management Nonprofit Management Activism 137

Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2024

But, I can’t get the board to really support this with much enthusiasm. Your board members apparently don’t. With how many staff, volunteers, and locations. You think this is an important milestone. Your donors probably won’t either. This highlights an important maxim of donor-centered fundraising: You are not your donors.

Food 93

Food Poverty Homelessness Education 93

Nonprofit Fixer

AUGUST 8, 2023

Supercharge your board fundraising Board fundraising is one of the thorniest challenges in nonprofit leadership. Board members and nonprofit leaders know that fundraising is essential to meeting your organization’s mission. And yet board members are often reluctant to fundraise – and staff are hesitant to push back.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit governance and management Governance 98

Candid

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

is it a BIPOC CEO, a BIPOC majority board, or a predominantly BIPOC staff?). is it a BIPOC CEO, a BIPOC majority board, or a predominantly BIPOC staff?). Board members? For example, there are differences of opinion as to how much BIPOC representation is needed to be considered “in power” (e.g., Executive team?

Leadership 98

Leadership Collaborations Management Nonprofits 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 1, 2023

Lesson One: Moving to Co-CEOs Is Typically Staff-Initiated as Part of a Deepening Racial Equity Commitment Six of the seven intermediary organizations moved to co-leadership as they brought new Black leaders onto staff. As Dax-Devlon Ross wrote in “ When Blackness is Centered, Everybody Wins ,” “We want to try something different.

Leadership 73

Leadership Organizational Change Nonprofits Values 73

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

At the end of 2023, Kendeda will be “sunsetting”— winding down three decades and nearly $1.2 billion in grantmaking —and this relatively modest ($7.6 million) and decidedly “unsexy” grant initiative began as a way to prepare our grantee partners for life “after Kendeda.”

Nonprofit governance and management 106

Nonprofit governance and management Health Nonprofits Leadership 106

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2023

MNA’s staff team is engaged, collaborative, committed to growth, and passionate about MNA’s unique mission. MNA’s staff team is engaged, collaborative, committed to growth, and passionate about MNA’s unique mission.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 76

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public Policy 76

Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

One of the most pervasive problems in the nonprofit sector is getting your board to be more engaged , and more specifically, to increase board fundraising. The objections shared usually involve board members not wanting to ask people they know for money. They simply need to be good storytellers.

Fundraising 86

Fundraising Fundraising Activism Homelessness 86

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Concerns from Nonprofit Communications Directors about AI The aforementioned issues, along with more general concerns about replacing the human touch with automation, lead nonprofit communicators to voice many specific worries about the use of AI on communications tasks, whether performed by the communications team or others on staff.

Communication 88

Communication Marketing Marketing Ethics 88

NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 2, 2023

As the ultimate decision-making body for nonprofit organizations, boards of directors are responsible for guiding a nonprofit’s vision and strategy and for overseeing its financial accountability. Finding the right board members is critical to every nonprofit organization’s success. Do you have a board diversity matrix?

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Nonprofit Leadership Governance 98

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Do you have an idea for an organization that will bring good to the world and serve a charitable purpose? You might be inspired to bring your idea to life by starting a nonprofit. There are over 1.8 million registered nonprofits in the United States, making these charitable organizations a staple of modern society. In the U.S.,

Public and Social Policy 80

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 80

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2023

CEOs get the board they deserve! I was mid-sentence when Steve begged my pardon and said, “That’s not my board of directors, Laurence. My board is made up of light-lifters, not heavy-lifters.” You need heavy lifters on your board.” The most frequent question I’m asked is what to do about stagnant boards.

Governance 105

Governance Associations Nonprofits Values 105

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2024

This edition of Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine is a resounding no in the face of the travesty that Black women leaders, and other women of color leaders, have been contending with in the sector. Externally, there is also misbehavior from funders and from other leaders. It makes beautiful sense, this emergent leadership.

Leadership 89

Leadership Governance Nonprofits 89