By Otis Fulton and Katrina VanHuss, NonprofitPro Last year, NonProfit PRO’s cover story, “The Rise of Women in Philanthropy” reported the happy news that, “it’s becoming increasingly more common to see women hold leadership roles at nonprofit organizations.” It goes on to say that women now make up 75% of the labor force, and because they…
By F. Duke Hadadd Since we are in the new year mode of getting started in a positive way, I feel it is important to understand basic concepts I have learned over time. Some of these concepts consist of theory, while others have been learned through trial and error. If you understand my ABCs of the…
By Ernie Smith According to a PNP Staffing Group report, around 80 percent of nonprofits expect to offer at least a cost-of-living wage increase, and those increases are likely to benefit support staff as well. It’s not just the executives getting access to big raises in the new year-the support staff might get a bonus,…
By Kayla Matthews from NonprofitPro Gift-giving is always a kind gesture, and it becomes even more frequent during the holiday season. Nonprofits often receive many donations from kind individuals who support the organization’s vision. The IRS requires organizations to report these contributions, but not all gifts are monetary. This aspect of tax reporting can initially prove…
from The Nonprofit Times It’s not usual for private foundations to limit grantmaking to areas where the donors live or grew up, or in which they have some personal history. Community foundations and federated giving programs such as United Way also limit grants to specific geographic areas. Many corporate foundations only make awards in areas where…
by Blue and Co. CPAs In 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2018-08, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958): Clarifying the Scope and the Accounting Guidance for Contributions Received and Contributions Made. The effective date of this ASU corresponds to the implementation of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),…
by Anya Samek Donors gave $380 million to nonprofits during 2018’s Giving Tuesday donation drive. Many of the groups getting donations like those follow up by calling donors to thank them, leaving a voicemail if nobody picks up the phone. I’m a behavioral economist, and I study the effectiveness of fundraising practices. I wanted to see if these calls made people…
by Kayla Matthews Most nonprofit organizations overestimate how much donors know about them. Maybe donors don’t check social media often, or perhaps it’s been months since donors received an update. Donors may even begin to wonder what their money is going toward. If this is the case for some of your donors, it’s time to…
by Molly Brennan Ideally, the decision to hire someone is based on how well someone’s skill set aligns with your needs. But in the real world, hiring processes are often subjective and affected by some degree of bias…whether you know it or not. Bias-prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared…
by F. Duke Haddad Statista shows statistics relating to the biggest challenges for nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and Canada in 2019, as stated by nonprofits. Based upon frequency of respondents, the number one challenge was transitions in staff. Executive Search & Recruitment points out that fundraising personnel is one of your organization’s most valuable assets. For many…
by Laurence Pagnoni There is no harm in making a hard choice to skip Giving Tuesday, especially if you have other parts of your year-end giving program designed and ready to launch – and if your social media platforms are not what they could be. Tuesday, December 3 is this year’s Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday…
by Becky Falvey, SHRM-SCP, HR Elements, LLC Having trouble finding and securing the right talent? So is everyone else. This may be even truer for non-profits, where leaders are hiring for job requirements AND a connection to the organization’s mission. With turnover costly and disruptive, and recruiting more difficult than ever, employee retention is the…
by Ray Schultz Almost three-fourths of nonprofit marketers assume that most people prefer to be contacted through Facebook. They’re wrong. In fact, 42% of donors like to hear from charities via email, versus 40% for Facebook, and 21% who say emails inspire them to give again, according to the Data-Backed Guide to Nonprofit Marketing report, a study by Campaign Monitor, done…
by The NonpProfit Times Programs that improve infrastructure, systems, processes, or laws are a great investment of grant funding. Like a renewable energy source, once the improvements are in place, we expect them to deliver results long after the grant funding ends. “A new ordinance prohibiting recyclables in the landfill will yield benefits well beyond the…
by Michael Theis Nonprofits with annual budgets of $25 million to $50 million are making the greatest progress toward closing the gender pay gap for CEOs, according to the latest “GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report.” The median salary increased for female CEOs at those charities by 3.1 percent from 2016 to 2017, compared with 0.1% for…
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