Recently added articles from Nonprofit World:
I've Been Thinking about ... Organizational Effectiveness
Jul 01, 2008; Golensky, Martha ... What are the best indicators of effectiveness? Is size a relevant factor, and if so, under what conditions? As a subscriber to a listserv devoted to nonprofit issues, I often monitor the postings without participating in the discussion. A recent thread caught my attention. The original ...
Grounded Visioning: A Quick Way to Create Shared Visions
Jul 01, 2008; Vogt, Jay W ... Build a shared vision in less than a day? It's possible by following these six steps. Every organization enters a phase in which its future appears hazy. The board and staff lose focus about their direction. You know you need to bring people together, but you're not sure how. You want to ...
Seven Ways Chaos Can Benefit Your Organization
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... We're not advocating living from crisis to crisis. But when a crisis does occur and things are in confusion, instead of reacting with panic, take advantage of these opportunities: 1. Find new ideas. Chaos can jolt you into a new process or solution. 2. Make better decisions. The ...
Web Design Assistance Available to Nonprofits
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The socially-conscious Web design firm Elevacion (www.elevacion.org) is accepting applications from nonprofits who need assistance with ...
How to Raise Money and Influence People
Jul 01, 2008; Fernsler, Terrence ... Take risks, raise funds, network, and solve problems - these are the four ways R. Philip Hanes suggests to encourage people to give back to their community. In his inspirational book, How to Get Anyone to Do Anything (Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, www.tenspeedpress.com), he describes how he used ...
Twelve Heuristics that Will Raise Your EQ
Jul 01, 2008; Craig, Jeanne Anne ... A change of perspective can make you a better leader. What's a heuristic? Think of it as a lens to look through, an experience to try out, a way of thinking to try on. The word heuristic comes from the same Greek root as eureka, what Archimedes was said to have shouted as he ran nude ...
SHOW OFF A LITTLE!: New Approach Forges Bonds
Jul 01, 2008; Mitchell, Mark; Mitchell, Sheila ... Here's how to adapt an innovative marketing technique to your organization. Did you know that over a million people a month visit a Web site that explains the workings of ordinary items (www. howstuffworks.com)? Have you ever wondered how your organization could take advantage of ...
The Little Stuff that Can Bite
Jul 01, 2008; Griesmann, Don ... Sometimes small things can trip you up and lead to disaster. Here are six items to keep in mind. The most exciting parts of managing a nonprofit are mentoring staff, being involved in projects you love, and growing the organization's mission. If only you could spend all your time ...
What's the Key to Raising Money in a Tough Economy?
Jul 01, 2008; King, David H ... Does your board raise the funds your organization needs? If not, it may be time to make some changes. "Our board wasn't built to be a fundraising board." If I had a quarter for every time I've heard that statement, I'd be a philanthropist rather than a fundraising consultant ....
Exploring the Options: Online Donation Payment Choices
Jul 01, 2008; Crooke, David ... If you want to raise funds online, how will you receive the money? Here are your choices. Offering online donation processing can help your organization in many ways. Donors often prefer the convenience of making a donation online using a credit card. And providing donors with the option ...
The Art of Creative Thought
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... In Magical secrets about Thinking Creatively (SF: Grown Point Press, www.crownpoint.com), Kathan Brown offers these tips to help you innovate: 1. Don't get locked onto a single pathway. While it's important to have goals, it's also vital to grab opportunities when they arise, even if ...
Creating a Financial Vision
Jul 01, 2008; Fernsler, Terrence ... Most nonprofit executives aren't trained in accounting, but they're responsible for protecting and growing their organizations' assets and accomplishing mission with the resources available. At the same time, the financial health of an organization is so entwined with programming decisions that ...
Why Are Your Employees Leaving?
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... A survey of 425 nonprofits provides a benchmark against which to measure how you're doing with turnover and retention. According to "The Nonprofit Retention & Vacancy Report" (www.Opportunity Knocks.org): * The average turnover rate for nonprofits in the survey was 21%. * ...
How to Get Lost
Jul 01, 2008; Muehreke, Jill ... The philosopher Meno once asked, "How will you go about finding that thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you?" That riddle lies at the very heart of leadership, for to keep your organization healthy and growing requires constant transformation. You can't transform yourself or ...