Do you find that your organization is trying to figure out how to stay ahead of other groups that share a similar mission to yours?Have you realized that your nonprofit has a lot of support from Millennials and Gen Z?Do you want to do something different for a unique fundraising, marketing or mission awareness campaign?The answer for you may...
A couple of days ago a member of my team was talking about several fundraising ideas one of our partners was putting together, and one of their efforts included placing letters in the mail.Candidly, I was a bit surprised because so many nonprofits have stopped mailing letters and instead have almost exclusively transitioned all of their marketing and fundraising...
Monitoring and evaluation (often abbreviated M&E) are separate, but related, tools for assessing and understanding program implementation and impact. While evaluation professionals often have graduate degrees or other advanced education in evaluation, data collection, statistics, or qualitative research methods, there are many things your nonprofit organization can do to increase your capacity for planning and implementing good monitoring and...
Project sponsors are usually concerned about the value for the money provided to non-profit organizations because these organizations are established with the aim of addressing specific issues. Income classification for non-profits revenues becomes vital in eliminating financial "fuzziness" which is associated with abetting financial impropriety and mismanagement in organizations.Income classification is crucial in highlighting the source of funds and...
Earlier today before anyone was awake, I scrolled through my social media as I like doing on a quiet Sunday morning. A post caught my eye because I could almost feel the frustration of the person who wrote it.This individual was someone who cared very much about the nonprofit sector. Although the writer of the post had worked for...
One of the most welcome developments in the evolution of philanthropy are the voices and leadership of women who continue to enter into the boardrooms of nonprofits and serve their communities as leading philanthropists in their own right. The reality is that in 2017, there have been a lot of discussions about women and their roles in our society...
