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Collaborate, consolidate, merge – Part I
Is it time to consider a partnership? The New Year has dawned and here you are, valiantly working to move your nonprofit forward in this sluggish economy. Is there a better way to deliver on your mission? Could it finally be time to seriously explore forming partnerships with other organizations? Perhaps it’s something about the [...]
Board support — find the right fit
First, a given: every member of your nonprofit board of directors should be supporting your organization each year in a tangible way. Obviously it is not only the right thing to do and may be dictated by your bylaws, it is an essential governance practice to demonstrate to funders and donors. So every board [...]
Nonprofit job satisfaction: asking tough questions
Last week, the Chronicle of Philanthropy released two surveys related to troubling levels of job satisfaction by workers in the nonprofit sector. For this Rich TIP, we thought it would be worth looking at three of the major survey findings and probing further with questions you may need to consider. Compensation. A number of [...]
Write a better annual appeal
Chances are that on your to-do list in the next couple of weeks, you need to write the copy for your nonprofit’s year-end fundraising. If you start a draft now, you’ll have time to set it aside and then edit later. Sector observers estimate that electronic newsletters or appeals are now equal in results to [...]
The Nonprofit Contrarian
Nonprofits Are Failing: By Richard Male
As certain as the turn of the seasons, our email and conventional mail boxes are now brimming with invitations for summer fundraising events from nonprofit organizations. Golf tournaments, themed parties, wine tastings, 5K runs, and moonlight bike rides abound.
By all means, participate and be as generous as you possibly can.
But let's be honest: so many nonprofits are failing.
