by Richard Levey Nonprofit leaders acknowledge the need to diversify organizational boards of directors and advisors. The impulse goes beyond issues of justice and fairness – although these are factors – to those of organization strength: diverse leadership enables nonprofits to consider a wider range of factors and reach broader audiences. While 95 percent of…
by Joan Garry During a crisis, it’s hard to know exactly what to do. I get that. You’ve learned over time that you provide high-level governance and leave the day-to-day management to the staff. But this crisis is like no other. It requires more. You probably have a lot on your plate. You likely have…
from The NonProfit Times Loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) protected at least 4.1 million nonprofit jobs – almost one in three nationwide – according to an analysis by the Johnson Center at Grand Valley State University. Jeff Williams, director of the Community Data and Research Lab (CDRL) at the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based university,…
from The NonProfit Times Staff starts getting a lot of tasks once a grant is awarded. “Too often organizations look around after six months and find that program implementation is off track,” said Barbara Floersch, executive director of The Grantsmanship Center in Los Angeles, Calif. “If you want to stay on track, don’t start running….
by F. Duke Haddad What a year so far! I told colleagues at the end of 2019 that 2020 would be different. I did not mean to be such a wonderful prognosticator. The first six months have been all over the place with respect to dependable and historical variables for fundraising. The headwinds have been…
AFP – Greater Cincinnati is releasing 15 additional 2020 membership scholarships in response to the Coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the fundraising industry. With the likelihood of a recession upon us many organizations are reducing or cutting professional development budgets, including membership in professional organizations such as AFP. In light of this, the Greater Cincinnati AFP…
by Andrea Kihlstedt You may think that with everyone navigating a new reality, which often requires copious amounts of time at home, you shouldn’t ask people to help you with your capital campaign. Or for that matter, with your fundraising. But you’d be dead wrong. People want to help each other – especially during a crisis….
by Richard Perry I once sat in a long meeting discussing strategy with a group of major gift officers. We asked the program team to attend to give us resources for constructing donor offers. I should have brought a pillow to the meeting so I could take a nap – it would have been more…
This week’s feature article is a statement issued by black foundation executives with a request for action by philanthropy on anti-black racism. The joint statement calls for deep, transformative institutional change. In this statement, the group outlines 10 imperatives for the philanthropic sector. Consider sharing the statement with your board and staff. Jane Click here to read…
by Dan Parks Most nonprofits that get foundation grants haven’t suffered cutbacks as many had feared when the Covid-19 and economic crisis struck in March, a study released today finds. Thirty-one percent of nonprofit CEOs say that their grants have increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, and 39 percent say they’ve stayed the same, Thirty percent…
by Michael Theis The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is working on a multipronged effort to spark greater generosity among Americans and help nonprofit associations distribute pandemic response funds wisely with the help of $10 million in new grants. Some of that money will also go to advocacy efforts run by groups like Independent Sector…
by Janet Gershen-Siegel Like for-profit ventures, nonprofits need money to grow and meet mission objectives. There are several choices out there. Many are viable even if the founder has bad credit. Many will even work for nonprofit startups. Play to the nonprofit’s strengths. There is funding to match. Grants Government grants require paperwork and grant proposals,…
by Howard Levy When the economy reopens, life will not go back to the way it was. It’s time to be creative and leverage change to achieve your mission and have even more impact. But we can’t do that by looking over our shoulder at what was and trying to recapture the past. Instead, let’s…
from The NonProfit Times Donors will be more careful about giving in light of the pandemic and will even stop giving for now, according to new data in a new Dunham+Company survey conducted in April by Campbell Rinker. More than half of donors surveyed said they plan to continue giving – but more carefully in…
by Cheryl A. Clark and Karen Topakian The Covid-19 virus has upended every facet of our lives. For those of us in the nonprofit community, that has meant closing our facilities and offices, disrupting our delivery of services, and ceasing our communications with donors- Wait a minute! While those first two are true, the third is…
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