Outcomes Over Outputs: More Important Than Ever

Outcomes Over Outputs: More Important Than Ever

In light of legislative efforts to monitor and limit what those receiving governmental funding can say or teach, it will be critically important for nonprofits to accurately measure and represent their actual outcomes when discussing their community impacts and...
From Carol’s Desk

From Carol’s Desk

From Carol’s Desk: I am still catching my breath after the last several weeks. There were tragedies. Lives were lost and significant changes to laws were made, many of which set back rights and regulations that many nonprofits fought decades to win. There also were...
Director of Development: How to Find and Retain One

Director of Development: How to Find and Retain One

3 Experts Weigh In When it comes to finding and retaining a qualified, competent Director of Development, the nonprofit industry faces its fair share of challenges. There seems to be a revolving door for these folks, whose average tenure with a nonprofit is about 24...
Update Your Business Plan Today

Update Your Business Plan Today

Every venture needs a good, current business plan—even nonprofits. This month, Sharity examines the importance of nonprofit business planning and discusses why having no business plan is not an option. Update Your Business Plan Today Last month, we talked about the...
Grant Planning

Grant Planning

Reflecting on the past for future success ‘Tis the season for grant planning, and just like Ebenezer Scrooge, we are being visited by the ghosts of grant pursuits past and present in order to see our future. One element of a nonprofit’s comprehensive fund development...
Who should be included in board meetings?

Who should be included in board meetings?

  Who should be included in board meetings? Ask Me Anything Summary Who should be included in board meetings? so we have a question about who should be involved in your nonprofit board meetings? well, that really depends on your board. I always, when I was a ceo,...