Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Board members are a vital resource for nonprofits: In addition to their responsibility for governance, they each bring unique perspectives and experiences to enrich the growth of nonprofit organizations and partnerships. Scholars get a dedicated educational advisor to guide them through their college experience.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

At Candid, we get a lot of questions about nonprofit boardsfrom how to recruit members, to what their obligations are, to how executives can best work with them to advance their organizations missions and growth. Heres a curated collection of articles and resources covering a wide range of topics on nonprofit boards.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In particular, a devastating economic and institutional meltdown that began in 2019 has taken a huge toll on schools and on education in the country. Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Yet, they can play a critical role in strengthening community-based organizations by making strategic investments in nonprofits to build the necessary organizational infrastructure, resilience, and power to drive change. Funders, meanwhile, tend to support programming but not organizational infrastructure building.

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Nonprofit governance and management Organizational Change Nonprofit Capacity Nonprofits 115

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 7, 2023

Even though that number has increased over the years, she continued to see a lack of representation at the C-suite and senior leadership levels of organizations. "I I know there are individuals like me who are qualified to be in leadership positions in the community. I found myself constantly asking why they weren't there.

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Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Race and Ethnicity 244

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Impact measurement, or impact measurement and management (IMM), is a new focus area in the nonprofit community. This means thinking beyond your nonprofit’s day-to-day work and instead focusing on the lasting effects your programs, services, and interventions have on those you serve.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Or think about a housing nonprofit realizing that its primary bank engages in predatory lending practices that push families into homelessness. In an era of constrained funding and growing inequity, nonprofits increasingly recognize financial systems role in perpetuating or alleviating social injustices. And why should they?

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 6, 2024

That’s about how many nonprofits have no members of color on their boards (BoardSource). Yet, diverse boards are essential to strengthen nonprofits and communities. So, what can be done to solve for such a significant gap between what is and what should be in the nonprofit sector? Meet the 2024 Fellows Alice C.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

when she thinks about the Certificate in Nonprofit Management graduate program at the University of Tampa. It’s Never Too Late to Make a Change (or Be the Change) “I took a very untraditional path to get into the nonprofit sector,” Erin says. I felt like I was being called into the nonprofit sector.” Empowering.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2024

How can nonprofits convince stakeholders to invest in capacity building? Capacity building is whatever is needed to bring a nonprofit to the next level of operational, programmatic, financial, or organizational maturity, so it may more effectively and efficiently advance its mission into the future. What can I do?

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Image credit: Facing Race Founded in 1981, Race Forward is a nonprofit racial justice organization with a mission of “helping people take effective action toward racial equity.” I joined the staff back in 2014 to manage the production of the Facing Race conference. Leslie Grant-Spann: This year is my tenth anniversary on staff.

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Public and Social Policy Culture Nonprofit governance and management Public Policy 138

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Interest in early-stage nonprofits within Korea’s social impact ecosystem has increased in recent years, and more and more are garnering financial and organizational support. million) to 15 nonprofits through its Impact Ground Project. Among the grantees, early-stage nonprofits accounted for 66.7 billion won (about $9.7

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Governance Nonprofit governance Nonprofit governance and management Universities 111

NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 31, 2022

For nonprofit professionals who aspire to be a CEO or senior leadership team member, a graduate certificate in nonprofit management is a powerful step to make that goal a reality. The Nonprofit Leadership Center offers a graduate certificate in nonprofit management in collaboration with the University of Tampa.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 22, 2022

The past few years have required nonprofit professionals to dig deep, think differently and work together to support communities. At the 2022 Nonprofit Leadership Conference on December 1 , presented by Bank of America, you’ll reignite your calling to nonprofit work and come together with peers and partners to chart the path forward.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 15, 2023

from Pixabay Race plays an outsized role in how people experience leadership, with White leaders widely considered to be the norm. 1] In spite of the salience of race in the experience of leadership, there is not much study of the Black leadership experience. Image Credit: Van3ssa ? A somewhat different perspective.is

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 7, 2025

Its all thanks to a program called Gs to Gents, started by Heal the Hood , a tiny, newly minted nonprofit that occupies a once-vacant storefront in Jamaica Plain, Boston. Some three-quarters of nonprofits operate on budgets of less than $500,000, and two-thirds on less than $100,000. Organizations dont help us.

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Anedot

MARCH 6, 2025

Specifically, this role will manage the grants calendar, develop grant strategies, and research, write and prepare foundation and government grant applications and funder reports. Grant Research, Proposal Development and Grant Writing 3 or more years of grant writing, management, fundraising and/or relevant experience.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. Without good leadership, everything falls apart. In a small nonprofit, the leader wears many hats.

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Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 119

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 27, 2024

As a dedicated nonprofit professional, you understand the critical role of continuous learning in the field. The nonprofit sector is dynamic, shaped by technological advancements, ever-evolving trends, and shifts in marketing and public relations strategies. This is where nonprofit professional development comes in.

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Anedot

MARCH 6, 2025

The Executive Director should be imbued with a passion for conserving natural resources and environmental quality, have the skills, experience, and insights to manage organizational challenges, and the ability to communicate with, educate, and inspire others. MCL is governed by a working board of volunteers who live in Marin County.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The increasing numbers of people of color in these leadership positions has been a visible sign of the sector’s equity growth spurt. We spoke to more than a dozen leaders of color in philanthropic leadership working at the forefront of equitable philanthropy. We disagree.

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Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Yet Paul Farmer was also a brilliant, original, and often iconoclastic thinker when it came to nonprofit leadership. Here are three lessons that were key to his approach to leadership: 1. ” This notion extends to many other fields of leadership in business, government, and the nonprofit sectors.

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Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Medical 105

Nonprofit Fixer

APRIL 25, 2023

It’s especially caught on for nonprofit leaders because of the growth and professionalization of the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. Despite its popularity, leadership coaching remains a bit of a mystery to many people. What is a leadership coach? What is leadership coaching? But it doesn’t need to be.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Image Credit: Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels Nonprofit boards often uphold outdated power structures, prioritizing elite control over true community accountability. By shifting from power-hoarding to power-sharing, nonprofits can create governance structures that truly align with their mission.

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Nonprofit governance and management Governance Culture Poverty 52

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. For executives of color, nonprofit leadership is a ‘Hollow Prize.’ Political scientists coined the term “the Hollow Prize” for this doomed leadership.

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Nonprofit governance and management Leadership Governance Non-Profits 124

Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

Before starting a nonprofit organization, you should understand that the 501(c)(3) designation is just that: a tax designation. Here are the tactical steps you must take to starting a nonprofit. . Here are the tactical steps you must take to starting a nonprofit. . Establish initial governing documents and policies. .

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Image credit: cottonbro studio on pexels.com Nonprofits faced significant workforce shortages last year, continuing a years-long trend that has left the nonprofit sector in a “crisis” that is hurting the individuals and communities they serve. When nonprofits cannot hire enough employees to provide vital services, the public suffers.

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Governance Recruitment Nonprofits Health 133

Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Creating a nonprofit business plan is an important step for any organization whether you’re about to launch or are well established in your community. . A nonprofit business plan is slightly different to the commercial sector. Leadership team building. Government funding and donor support. Financial projections.

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Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Collaborations 118

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 14, 2024

Image: “Death Caught From A Plane Window” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” We spiral around questions of power, decision-making, and leadership. Ananda Valenzuela: I grew up in Puerto Rico.

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Culture Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 110

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 17, 2023

Image Credit: Amir Geshani on unsplash.com As nonprofit organizations become more racially, culturally, and socioeconomically diverse, are nonprofit boards lagging behind? In order to meet their missions, nonprofits must create diverse, equitable, and inclusive boards that align with the lived experiences of the people they serve.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 19, 2022

At Grantli, I have created a state resources page where you can find useful links to state government departments and various other resources. The Sigma Foundation For Nursing funds research grants, leadership education grants, membership subsidies, and Sigma programs that connect and empower nurses around the world.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Nonprofits play a critical role in addressing societal issues, but their effectiveness often hinges on the strength of their leadership, especially the board. One way to enhance the performance of a nonprofit’s board of directors is by organizing retreats. Retreats and planning sessions are too important to skimp on.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JULY 20, 2023

The Nonprofit Talent Summit, co-presented by Momentum Nonprofit Partners , Christian Brothers University Institute for Leadership Development , and Mid-South Philanthropy Network , is perfect for nonprofit executive directors, board members, HR professionals, COOs, directors, and managers.

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Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Organizational Change Law 88

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Grounded in racial equity —designed to redress harms and inequities in housing; eliminate racism in policies, institutions, and structures; and build the power, leadership, and wealth of people who have been most impacted by racism in housing. Piloting Cross-Sector Solutions in Miami-Dade County.

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The Charity CFO

JULY 10, 2022

Are your nonprofit board committees contributing to the effectiveness of your work or simply checking off the boxes someone gave you when your organization was set up years ago? Nonprofit board committees can have an outsized and positive impact on your organization’s overall mission. Traditional Nonprofit Board Committees.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Just about every nonprofit made major changes in 2020. Like a balloon that you inflate and let the air escape from, your nonprofit isn’t going to look the same after. Marketing, facilities, budgeting, management, and everything else has changed, too—if not how you did them, then who accomplished the tasks, and where.

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The Charity CFO

MARCH 24, 2022

Nonprofit fraud makes for great headlines— like the Minnesota nonprofit Feeding Our Future accused this year of squandering $48 million of federal funding on luxurious trips, fancy mansions, and other personal costs. . According to The New York Times , the value of nonprofit fraud is approximately $40-50 Billion each year.

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