The Nonprofit SnapCast seeks guests. We're always looking for philanthropic and nonprofit professionals to share their wisdom. This time, we're keenly looking for people (maybe HR pros?) who can talk with me about: Nonprofit organizational culture.How funding pressure shapes competition within the organization.Listening & Transparency among nonprofit staff.How to keep staff cooperative, #conflictmanagement skills, etc. If you or someone you...
With more than 20 years experience in the nonprofit sector, Carol works with organizations to help them get clarity on strategic challenges for greater mission impact. Carol keeps a list of free resources on her firm’s website: Grace Social Sector Consulting. We talk about design thinking and human centered design: What is design thinking?
How can design thinking be of benefit to nonprofit leaders?
Examples of how design thinking can be...
Our second episode with Patrina Pelton-Smith, the principal consultant with The Business of Charity. This time we talk about dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s when it comes to getting nonprofits prepared to properly engage in a grant-writing agenda: Getting procedurally clear on programs & services vs activities and events.
Receiving the grant is when the hard work actually starts. Ensuring the organization has the right accounting...
Our second episode with David Paule of Our Fundraising Search. David says: “There are too many nonprofits and too few ‘well run’ nonprofits. In an economy like we are facing right now, there is going to be consolidation.” We talk strategy and consolidation, among these topics: Educating board members on nonprofit rules and fiduciary responsibility.
Founder-Syndrome is a real thing. You have to be really well funded to sit on the...
POSSIBILITY PROJECT: On July 20th Angela Barbash + Marc Rand talked with us about disrupting #investments and #philanthropy, check out this recording, and join us for the next Possibility Project to take part in our breakout discussions. Learn more about the next session, here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13856641/
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Lori Kranczer believes firmly that planned giving, or “legacy giving,” which are ways donors make impactful gifts through endowments, bequests in wills or other structured gift vehicles, should be a vital part of the fundraising practice of every nonprofit organization, no matter the size, budget or mission. We talk about: Why legacy giving is vital to an organization's long-term fiscal stability
How legacy can bring in dependable income,...
An excellent conversation with Patrina Pelton-Smith, the principal consultant with The Business of Charity. She focuses on non-profit formation, infrastructure, administration, and grant writing to support her clients in successfully meeting their organization's mission. This episode, we discuss nonprofit board development during pandemic: Recruitment is an ongoing process. “You should always be looking for your successor.”
Board candidates...
Mickey talks with David Paule of Our Fundraising Search. David talks about the value of strategic plans, and how to get the most out of them. David talks about his development of a tool—a strategic plan that fits on a one-page sheet of paper. Among the topics we cover: The first step to fixing a problem is to admit you have a problem. Many nonprofits undervalue the strategic plan as a management tool.
The biggest value of the strategic plan:...
Maureen Wallbeoff spent more than seventeen years working inside nonprofit organizations, and another ten years leading a digital agency for nonprofits. We talk about a number of nonprofit technology issues including: Why nonprofit tech seems so overwhelming to deal with.
Getting a good return on your technology investment.
The 4 P framework (plan, people, platform, and process).
Defining your true system requirements (not just functionality)....
Part 2 of a conversation with John McGee of McGee Consulting. This time we talk about how an org's 990 becomes a marketing tool, instead of remaining a federal reporting requirement. It's more than just a tax return. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon.
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