I’ve worked with nonprofits from the local level all the way up to the national level – but all under $3 million dollar budgets. When your organization is that small, you need to be efficient and effective. Here’s some of the best tips I’ve collected.
Three Ways Your Nonprofit Board is Just Like Mine (And What You Can Do About It)
I’m about to say something that won’t really be a revelation, but sometimes we need a reminder. Your nonprofit board and my nonprofit board face similar challenges! I feel better when I remind myself of this. I'm just part of a large, frustrated community of nonprofit leaders all yearning for a better board. We look at other nonprofits and sigh with envy over their great members and how active they are and wish we had a board even half that engaged. Plus, the organization really does do such great work! I’m sure we’ve all been there…right? Right? OK, well, that doesn’t really matter anyway because the reality is more complicated than whose name is on your roster. Building an active and effective nonprofit board is an ongoing process. There’s no right or wrong way or time to start – and no point trying to wait until you have the
The First 5 Things to Do to Launch a Young Professionals Group
One of the best things I’ve ever done was launch a Council of Young Professionals. It was also one of the most challenging things I have ever done. So I wanted to share my lessons learned to help you get off to a smooth start, if you are thinking about starting one of your own. Here’s the must-do things that I recommend that you start with, before you do anything else. 1. Be crystal clear about why you are forming this group. Ultimately, you should have goals that feed a business purpose and “everyone else is doing it” isn’t a real business purpose (although I’ve heard it a lot!). The main reason I began my first group was to engage younger donors and prospects. In my community outside D.C., there are tons of up and coming, young professionals and our organization wanted to tap into that source
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As a development professional for over 15 years in small nonprofits, I can help you improve and integrate your development and marketing systems and get the most from new tools and technologies so you can create diversified and sustainable funding for your organization.
