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Key Qualities and Skills to Look for in Potential Board Members

Blue Avocado

” Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: A Deep and Sincere Caring About the Nonprofit’s Mission The most important “quality” in a board member would be a real and heartfelt caring about the mission/goal of the nonprofit they will be involved with.

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COVID, Nursing Homes, and Death: A Conversation with Margaret Morganroth Gullette

NonProfit Quarterly

Economists are very interested in the productive economy. But it is very definitely a way of ignoring anybody who is, by definition, no longer in the [productive] economy. Thats the productive economy. So, if you were the owner or a manager of the home, you could say, No PPE, no inspection. It was about children.

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Book Review: Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding

Selfish Giving

Before I get to my review of Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding (BNB) go now and learn more about the contest the authors are hosting for nonprofits. To help put the book’s teachings into practice, the authors are launching a contest for nonprofits based in North America. Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding has a lot of good answers.

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What is the Secret to Successful Grant Writing?

Blue Avocado

Know what they fund and what matters most to them and know who you are as a nonprofit and what your funding priorities are. Alice Rossignol, Nonprofit Consultant Avoid AI Shortcuts and Put Yourself in the Donor’s Shoes Some suggest grant writing can be done by AI. Know your prospective funder in depth!

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What Will Replace 'Checkout Charity' After Big Retailers are Gone?

Selfish Giving

Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis celebrating an amazing accomplishment. Also on the chopping block are big donations to nonprofits. They are building giving experiences that include employees, communities, supply chain, sourcing, end-of-life product reclamation and more." - Chris Jarvis, Owner & Partner, Realized Worth.

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2024 Blue Avocado Year in Review

Blue Avocado

Blue Avocado exists to help nonprofits succeed , and our community of nonprofit experts, leaders, and trailblazers continues to share their wisdom, strengthening us all. Make sure you check out all the real-world advice that nonprofit leaders have contributed this year. Why not ripe?

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Our Best Bet Is a Long Bet

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In our first 10 years, we managed to mobilize 400,000 out-of-school girls, while we mobilized 1.3 It was like going from driving that single small car to managing an electric vehicle fleet. Like private sector investments, funders hope another payer exists on the other side, be it another funder, the government, or the private market.