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?

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Image Credit: Jacob Wackerhausen on iStock Nonprofit boards often uphold outdated power structures, prioritizing elite control over true community accountability.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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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

” 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. Everything else can be taught.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

By Nithya Ramanathan & Jim Fruchterman Recent milestones in generative AI have sent nonprofits, social enterprises, and funders alike scrambling to understand how these innovations can be harnessed for global good. In order to build a complex machine, we first need to invest in the nuts and bolts.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 13, 2022

join the Nonprofit Leadership Center for a nonprofit training class or certificate program in the new year. These learning experiences will strengthen your skills and your nonprofit organization. Certificate in Volunteer Management. We are pleased to unveil our 2023 Q1 event schedule. January 2023.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

Members of a housing cooperative have joint control over the governance of common areas like green spaces and playgrounds, and in the US, owners of a share in a co-op are entitled to the same tax deductions as homeowners. A limited-equity co-op is one in which the resale value of shares is limited.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

Image credit: Dall-E by OpenAI Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? 7 The lack of robust data systems to track and manage the allocation and utilization of funds across healthcare centers led to inefficiencies and poor accountability.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

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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The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In a recent episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast, host Tosha Anderson sat down with Greg Miller, President and CEO of Penn-Mar Human Services, to discuss the critical issues of recruitment, retention, and strategic partnerships in the nonprofit sector. This initiative has resulted in a remarkable 93% retention rate among participants.

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Anedot

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The ideal candidate will be deeply committed to our mission, have demonstrated success in nonprofit administration and the ability to inspire and lead a largely volunteer-driven organization. IT, communications/marketing, finance, administrative support). Monitor financial performance and ensure the organization’s fiscal health.

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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 is the Overhead Myth?

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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

Image credit: Matthew Baliga and PNW Production on Pexels This is the third article in NPQ ’s series, Just Transition: Liberating Finance to Build a Better World. To transform the financial landscape, we must position our traditions and values front and center. What does BIPOC-led finance for land recovery look like?

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Anedot

APRIL 8, 2025

Mission and Values: WMCS supports programs and services that enhance the well-being of individuals and families in West Marin. The organization is guided by the values of human dignity, social justice, equity, inclusion, and comunidad (community). Emergency Assistance & Case Management: Financial and resource support for crises.

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 9, 2025

Historically, endowment investment portfolios have been managed by mainstream advisers instructed by investment policy statements to maximize returns in whatever ways they saw fit. The Essential Value of Ownership My perspective and approach have evolved over time. Fortunately, we owned the title free and clear.

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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. Government funding and donor support. Financial projections. Board recruiting.

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Nonprofit Fixer

AUGUST 28, 2024

Nonprofit boards are technically the most powerful entity within a nonprofit. However, too many nonprofit boards and board members don’t fully understand their core responsibilities. This can result in a range of problems – from finances to fundraising to long-term sustainability.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

As an Executive Director, you know that the heart of your nonprofit isn’t just your cause—it’s also the people who govern and guide it. This proactive approach ensures that every board member can fully contribute to your nonprofit’s success.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

Many in the nonprofit sector look at their income statements (also known as the “profit and loss” report), but unless you’re a chief financial officer or perform a similar role, you may spend far less time looking at your organization’s overall financial position. These assets help nonprofits deliver on their missions by generating income.

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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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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Image credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” W hat would a nonprofit sector that pursued economic justice look like? The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations. Two of them—Dr.

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 9, 2024

To find out, NPQ interviewed Malik Kenyatta Yakini, cofounder of the Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network (DBCFSN); Lanay Gilbert-Williams, current co-op board president; and Akil Talley, the co-op’s first full-time permanent general manager. Getting bank financing was another story. Raising money was another challenge.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

To achieve this requires a deeper understanding of the current housing crisis and how nonprofits can, with policy support, implement effective solutions. As investor-owned rental properties increase, the values of other homes in a neighborhood can decline, worsening the racial wealth gap.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 23, 2024

By Woodrow Rosebaum Tech for nonprofits has been overlooked for decades, lagging while governments and businesses found ways to streamline, coordinate and scale. With outdated systems and siloed data, nonprofits are not keeping up with the basic demands of modern digital infrastructure. The technology exists. Lets be real.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Value of Resident-Owned Communities (ROCs) Opportunities for landlord exploitation of manufactured housing residents remain high….There The residents elect a board of directors consisting of members of the cooperative to direct the purchase effort and manage the community post-purchase. There is another option—a cooperative option.

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The Charity CFO

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Nonprofits exist to meet a societal need or provide a public benefit. Unlike an organization whose primary goal is to make money, nonprofits exist to meet a community’s needs. That said, while it’s not your primary purpose, your nonprofit must find ways to make money. . How do nonprofits make money?

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JANUARY 22, 2021

How Exemplary Governance Can Keep Nonprofits Operational. While nonprofits can’t control donor behavior, they can optimize their appeal by demonstrating competence, value, and transparency at every level. For nonprofits looking to maximize their outreach potential, exemplary governance is the answer.

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Governance Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Social Enterprise 52

Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

A recent study by Fidelity Charitable – the USA’s biggest grantmaking public charity – reported that two out of three volunteers had reduced or halted their participation at a nonprofit which before COVID-19 , they’d previously offered their time to. A small personal touch is an appropriate reminder of how valued they are. .

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Image credit: Christian Ouellet on istock.com Financing challenges often stymie nonprofits. The lack of access to financing [meant that the grant] nearly destroyed the organization. Yet even after having been awarded an $11.2 million contract, CRH was initially blocked from obtaining access to needed capital.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 21, 2022

Nonprofits often receive donations or grants designated for a specific purpose–like a donation to a specific program or grant you have to spend within a calendar year. And the issue of restricted funds presents unique bookkeeping and accounting challenges for a nonprofit that a for-profit company doesn’t face.

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The Kindful Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

If the problem you are trying to solve or the need you are addressing isn’t a quick fix but instead long range, ongoing and/or escalating, you might consider forming your own nonprofit. In this post, we’ll review frequently asked questions about starting a nonprofit and nine key steps to get your own organization up and running.

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Candid

MARCH 5, 2024

Fundraising can be an ongoing challenge for any nonprofit organization, but for newly established ones, it can be a daunting hurdle. nonprofits while also setting up and launching programs. They’re more comfortable partnering with nonprofits that have a substantial track record of success, which takes time to establish.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2024

Or: “My management company only cares about raising rents, charging more fees, and evicting my neighbors.” Cities with more robust TOPA/COPA programs also provide financing and technical assistance to help support tenant and community purchases, making tenant-community ownership more viable. My heat hasn’t been fixed in months.”

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By Christine Hunt One of the most impactful grant programs the Kendeda Fund has ever undertaken was funding our nonprofit partners’ operating reserves. While living that close to financial insolvency may be common, it is extremely risky for any nonprofit, not just those whose funders are sunsetting.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

As you fight to make the world a better place, how do you make sure you’re providing a nonprofit workplace that fosters fairness and complies with the necessary rules and regulations? Her new book is an easily digestible, yet comprehensive, practical guide to organizing and improving internal operations and finances.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2021

It’s time to make keeping your donors a board-level priority, right up there with Finance, Governance, and Development itself. From Dr. Sargent’s research, we know that increasing the donor retention rate by 10% increases the value of the donor base by at least 50%. But clearly, not enough of us do it. Test it out.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Most government housing funding is spent on subsidizing mortgages—primarily for the well-to-do. Now, most government housing funding is spent on subsidizing mortgages —primarily for the well-to-do—and residential land is zoned for single-family homes and suburban sprawl.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 14, 2024

How Modern Technology Can Improve Business Finances Modern technology has changed the financial landscape. When else have entrepreneurs and just everyday people been able to access financing opportunities without taking out crushing loans? This can also be an effective way to boost conversions and average order value.

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