Every nonprofit can find ways to save money without making their work more challenging. Take a step back and review the following ten items and pick one you can start on. [Read more…] about 10 Practical Money Saving Tips for Nonprofits
Avoiding Bias in Hiring
Even in nonprofits, it is hard to avoid bias in hiring. We want to be better than for profit companies and give everyone an equal chance, but the truth is that we are all human and have opinions about other people. If you grew up in an all-white environment, you have to put in more effort to relate to someone of another race. If you have never known someone who is deaf, you won’t know how to communicate with a potential deaf employee. [Read more…] about Avoiding Bias in Hiring
How to Make a Great Hire
Hiring a good executive director is a challenging process. How can you whittle down the dozens of applicants and choose the best person for the job? How do you know that person will be successful?
I recently read Who: The A Method for Hiring by Geoff Smart and Randy Street, which outlines a straightforward process for hiring the best candidate. The book is targeted toward the business world, but the steps are perfect for a board hiring an executive director. [Read more…] about How to Make a Great Hire
Behind the Scenes as an Interim Executive Director
After three months of interim executive director work, I have learned a lot, been surprised by a few things, and generally enjoyed the work and felt like I was contributing. Below are the details of both positions. [Read more…] about Behind the Scenes as an Interim Executive Director
Nonprofits and Lobbying
How can your organization be a tool for real change? It’s not enough to help people, you need to make sure that elected officials know the needs of their constituents. Is the legislature discussing a bill to close the Medicaid gap? If that impacts the families you work with, you need to let them know what that bill means to families who can’t get health insurance. Is Congress discussing rules that impact nonprofit organizations? They need to hear from you about the potential impacts. [Read more…] about Nonprofits and Lobbying
Budgeting for Small Nonprofits
Just starting out? Have a small organization up and running but haven’t quite gotten around to writing down a budget? Even if you are just thinking about starting a nonprofit, you can benefit from a budget. A budget is a spending plan, and the most important part about it is the planning aspect, which makes you really think through your potential income and expenses. Here’s some help to get you started. [Read more…] about Budgeting for Small Nonprofits