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Watch Now: Strategic Planning Brass Tacks: A guide for Nonprofit leaders

With Merrryn Rutledge of Revisions, LLC Originally produced: 5/26/2010 Through this recorded webinar, learn the “brass tacks” of strategic planning from the woman who wrote the book! Understand the parts of a strategic plan and the planning process and how to match a comprehensive plan with your organization’s needs and resources. Figure out how [...] More...

Setting Nonprofit Salaries

The Nonprofit Quarterly featured this helpful insight by Rick Cohen into the salaries of nonprofit leaders in its latest Nonprofit Newswire, a roundup of nonprofit news. What is Happening to Salaries of Nonprofit Leaders Nearly every week we see a couple of articles taking stock of the pay for nonprofit executives, like this one from the [...] More...

Communicating your financial story

Nonprofits that can communicate their financial position in a clear and organized way will increase a funder’s confidence that the organization is financially sustainable and mindful.

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Leadership in the Connected Age – 5th Annual NPO Luncheon on 9/13

Register here No matter our mission, we know that effective nonprofit leaders must navigate this rapidly changing digital world. But are we equipped for the changes that affect all aspects of our organization–operations, development and marketing? Join us for the Fifth Annual Media Maven Luncheon as Steve Shepard (internationally renown futurist and technology translator) sheds light [...] More...

What is an Advisory Board and Should We Have One?

Board Cafe logoRecently several Blue Avocado readers have written to say their organizations are considering creating advisory boards or advisory committees of one kind or another. At the same time, others write to ask how to disband troublesome or obsolete advisory committees. Here are some guidelines for advisory committees, as well as a sample letter inviting an individual to join such a group:

The board of directors of a nonprofit organization is its legal, governing body. In contrast, an advisory board does not have any formal legal responsibilities. Rather, an advisory board is convened by the organization to give advice and support.

Probably the most common experience nonprofits have with advisory boards is that they invite people successfully onto such a board, and then fail to have that board accomplish…

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Can outsourcing boost mission equity?

While the recession led to layoffs and budget cuts, outsourcing, if done carefully, can be a cost-efficient way for nonprofits to boost their impact.

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Preparing for stricter 990 filing requirements

With the revised IRS filing requirements now in place, nonprofits must reexamine their tax reporting procedures to make certain that anyone filing forms is aware of the new tax provisions.

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Break the Cycle of Destructive Interactions

Marty Jacobs of Systems in Sync shared her latest presentation with us, Challenging Assumptions: How to Break the Cycle of Destructive Interactions. It’s a helpful read for anyone in the business of working closely with other people. Here’s an excerpt: Too often we find ourselves in situations where we jump to solutions before truly understanding the nature [...] More...

Common Good VT Fall 2010 Leadership Training

Vermont nonprofits have been very clear about their desire for leadership training that helps them steer their organization through these challenging times and raise the resources they need to do the job. Starting in September, join your colleagues for a new series of in-person and online training opportunities with nationally recognized nonprofit consultants. Sign up [...] More...

Northshire Nonprofit Network: Managing NPO Finances on 8/6

Our friends at Northshire Nonprofit Network continue to offer a fine selection of workshops/ networking events with the Friday, August 8th session slated for 8 a.m. at the Mark Skinner Library (48 West Road) in Manchester. Don Keelan, CPA will present and lead the discussion about Interpreting, Managing, and Internal Controls for Financial Statements [...] More...

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