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In 2021, a record number of workers resigned from their jobs, including many in the nonprofit sector. Why? If one looks below the surface, it’s clear that organizational culture has significantly contributed to this flight, and this article explains how and why.

Is an article that was published in the New York Times about 20 students in a class that was offered by the Support Center for Nonprofit Management. The students were employees from various nonprofit organizations and the subject of the class was "how to recruit celebrities to donate their time to help with fundraising."

The Landscape of Project Management Tools for Nonprofits a report written for Idealware, looks at the wide range of available software to understand what these systems are capable of, what they cost, and how effective they are for nonprofits. To put those results in context, the report also defines the management techniques that help make projects successful, the specific challenges nonprofits face in project management, and what organizations can do to improve their project management processes

By Alfredo Vergara-Lobo, Jan Masaoka & Sabrina L. Smith of CompassPoint is a booklet designed as a practical guide to help nonprofit board members, executives and funders think through a merger. It gives a quick trip through a merger's terrain, and provides a rough guide to expectations, processes and obstacles often encountered in a merger experience.

There are roughly 1.5 million nonprofit organizations, according to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, vying for roughly $200-$300 billion contributed annually, which roughly equates to $100-$200 thousand per organization. Seemingly, none are vying for time, skilled or unskilled. Why will corporations pay "finder's fees" of several thousand dollars for talent, but nonprofit organizations will turn it away when it is offered freely?

Is an article written by Maimah Karmo for Forbes Nonprofit Council. In the article, Karmo discusses what it means to be a servant leader and identifies the benefits of possessing such a quality.

As organizations strive to allocate and monitor resources in order to increase effectiveness and impact, many are turning to the use of dashboards and performance metrics as an inexpensive and simple way to facilitate meaningful decision making and track progress towards organizational goals. Often the most challenging aspect of developing a dashboard is choosing a set of performance indicators relevant for an organization. CompassPoint is collecting sample indicators and has compiled them into

Helps nonprofits determine what results and benefits to reasonably expect from social media, and guides them through the process of identifying the right channels for reaching various goals. Today there is little doubt that social media can and should be a powerful part of a nonprofit's communications mix, but exactly what should the nonprofit be using it for? Possibilities include outreach and engagement, event management, advocacy and fundraising. For many nonprofits, it's far more obvious tha

As organizations strive to allocate and monitor resources in As nonprofits have increasingly turned to social media, policies and guidelines to govern their use have become the new frontier. The open and community-based aspects of social media can be a huge benefit for nonprofits looking to reach out to new audiences and engage their existing base, but sometimes it can seem that no one knows the right way to use each channel, or where the lines are drawn or even how to find out. This workbook ex

This white paper presents ten ideas that could optimize a nonprofit organization’s marketing and fundraising strategy.

Is an article written by Farra Trompeter for GrantSpace. The article defines brand personality, identifies the elements which should come through in the tone and style of all communications and details how it will help to distinguish an organization from its peers.

Charts the history of nonprofits in America and the impact they've had on the accomplishments, laws, and conditions and more of this country.

This article examines how the recession changed the ways donor think about giving, and about the organizations they give to. It also discusses how nonprofits can use these insights to plan for their organization’s survival.

Nonprofit leaders’ desire to improve the future, and feeling of present inadequacy, can lead to burnout, anxiety, and depression. We have to realize we can’t do it alone. Nonprofits, and funders alike, work separately in silos, tackling challenges, and vying for the same access to resources, independently. New thinking is needed to create stronger, more durable models to bring about systemic change. The author offers regenerative thinking as the ideal approach to reorient our perspective fro

Is an article written by Nathalie Kylander and Christopher Stone for Stanford Social Innovation Review. The article details how nonprofits can use their brands not only as a fundraising tool, but as a way to create greater social impact and tighter organizational cohesion.