For many of us in the nonprofit world, Thanksgiving means that not only are we busy with family-focused activities, but also the harried push of year-end giving. If you work for a smaller organization, one that hasn’t quite come up with a plan yet for this all-important time of year, or you just seem to…
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Just Published – Our Nonprofit Duties & Documents Training Guide
We are excited to share with you our newest nonprofit training guide – Board Basics: Duties & Documents. This is a one-stop resource for the most basic fundamentals of Board of Director responsibilities, roles, and expectations. Would you like more information about this guide, our board training services or leadership coaching? Please feel free to…
Opportunities & Threats as part of a nonprofit SWOT analysis
SWOTs are a common way of evaluating where an organization stands, what are its greatest attributes and greatest areas of improvement are. SWOTs can be a powerful tool for organizations and communities. Last time we looked at the internal factors under your control – Strengths and Weaknesses, today we look at the external factors affecting…
Strengths and Weaknesses as part of a nonprofit SWOT analysis
SWOT Analyses are a common way of evaluating where an organization stands, what are its greatest attributes and greatest areas of improvement. SWOT stands for Strengths – Weaknesses – Opportunities – Threats. As we touched on before, strengths and weaknesses are internal and opportunities and threats are external. Today, we look at strengths and weaknesses….
Creating Talking Points for Nonprofits
A big part of an organization’s communication with the world at large is the ability to have clear, concise messaging. As a nonprofit, that messaging is your verbal advertisement, information source and selling point. It is important that everyone – from board members to staff – be able to speak with one voice and keep…