What is Strategic Planning? Most organizations have a strategic plan, although some plans are definitely better than others. (And occasionally, organizations operate without one altogether!) A ...
When a nonprofit hires a consultant, they get a lot of advice to wade through. We work exclusively with nonprofits, and we have collected a lot of that advice. As we have talked with expert...
When You're Mission-Focused, Advocacy Should Be at the Top of Your Agenda. Most nonprofits focus their energies on social change. From healthcare access for vulnerable populations to ending...
Fundraising is a huge part of running a nonprofit. Limitations on your programming goals can be incredibly frustrating, and those become more common when money is tight. The more money you can...
1. Money. In a recent survey of nonprofit administrators, the following concerns were at the top of the list: Growth/Generating Revenue was at 16.7%, Funding/Donors at 11.3%, and Fundraising at...
Technology is vitally important for nonprofit organizations. NPOs that use technology well are more successful at reaching their goals, especially in an era of social media engagement and search...
It's time we take a page from the for-profit world, people! Members today shop, consume, and purchase services in a whole new way. Associations and nonprofits have some lessons to learn.
The busyness of work sometimes gets in the way of doing our jobs. We simply get going on a track and when we step off we see that we were only going in circles.
The CAE examination – leading to the Certified Association Executive designation – is “designed to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance, and identify association...
