June 2, 2023

NANOE Credentials – 10 Reasons Why Nonprofit Practitioners Love Them

NANOE Credentials – 10 Reasons Why Nonprofit Practitioners Love Them is Joanne Oppelt’s take on America’s fastest growing adult continuing education program. Joanne is a tenured faculty member at National Development Institute and a senior counselor with Development Systems International. Here’s what this nonprofit management veteran has to share: Three years ago I discovered NANOE’s New Guidelines for Nonprofits. This important work focused on the myriad of charitable legislation, tax laws, industry standards, outdated philosophies, organizational […]
May 12, 2023

Nonprofit Volunteer Boards Don’t Work

Nonprofit Volunteer Boards Don’t Work is Jimmy LaRose’s “emperor has no clothes” approach to the horrifying management model boards of directors have wreaked on charities for over a half a century. Read this article through to the end to see Jimmy’s winning model that defeats governance dysfunction and builds boards that work! “God first made idiots (that was for practice) then He made boards.” ~Mark Twain After spending twenty-five years in nonprofit management (having worked […]
April 24, 2023

How Do United Way CEOs Raise Major Gifts?

How Do United Way CEOs Raise Major Gifts? is timely article from George McCanless, Debbie Bogle & Jenny Lee. Here’s what these United Way Veteran CEOs have to share about their experience with Major Gifts Ramp-Up for United Way Programs.  From George McCanless, United Way of Central Georgia: Like you, I get many emails each week from consultants and companies offering some service to improve my organization.  But before you move on from this article, […]
April 9, 2023

Boys & Girls Club of Boston Names New Executive Director

BOSTON – Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (BGCB) has named Joshua Davis as the new executive director of the Edgerley Family South Boston Club after over two decades with the organization. Davis replaces Harry Duvall, who was involved with the Club for 18 impactful years before moving on to a new opportunity. Davis will use his wealth of experience and relationships to build upon the South Boston Club’s foundation in providing enriching resources, facilities […]
April 9, 2023

Howley Foundation Grants Funds to Construct Williamson College Dormitory

Williamson College of the Trades is proud and grateful to announce a recent gift of $7M from The Howley Foundation. The generous donation will help fund the construction of a new 72-bed dormitory, thereby extending the opportunity of a Williamson education to a greater number of students. To recognize the gift, the College’s new residence hall will bear the Howley name. Founder and chairman, W. Nicholas Howley articulates that The Howley Foundation’s mission is to […]
April 9, 2023

Paso del Norte Community Foundation Reimagines Nonprofits – May 3, 2023 – El Paso, TX

Paso del Norte Community Foundation (PdNCF) is pleased to announce their third annual REIMAGINE NONPROFIT CONFERENCE May 3, 2023 in El Paso, TX. Recognizing the need to build financial capacity within nonprofit organizations PdNCF is hosting this high-level thought leadership and skill-building event for as many as 350 charitable executives. The conference is designed for nonprofit executive leadership, staff, and board members, to come together to think, develop, network, and grow. The conference will take place on May 3rd and features diverse programming by […]
January 15, 2023

Local United Way Tocqueville Society Grows Leaps & Bounds – George McCanless

Local United Way Tocqueville Society Grows Leaps & Bounds is CEO George McCanless’ take on a new way to raise five and six figure gifts for local United Way programs. Here’s what McCanless has to share about United Way of Central Georgia’s recent increase in major donor revenue: Local United Ways across the country are continuing to battle a double whammy of declining workplace giving combined with more companies switching to third party processors that […]
November 27, 2022

Jim Eskin Provides Donors Sound Giving Advice

Jim Eskin Provides Donors Sound Giving Advice is one fundraising veteran’s advice to major donors when making a big gift. Here’s what Eskin has to share. There are more than 1.5 million non-profits in the U.S. touching, improving and saving more lives by championing every conceivable mission under the sun. Whether it’s health, education, economic development, arts and culture, animal welfare or a host of human services, each of their missions is noble. So how […]
November 27, 2022

NANOE Says, “Strong CEOs Build Strong Boards”

NANOE Says, “Strong CEOs Build Strong Nonprofit Boards” is NANOE President Louis Fawcett’s experience with boards that actually work. Here’s what Fawcett has to share: As the fastest growing alliance of nonprofits in the world, NANOE (National Association of Nonprofit Organizations & Professionals) often receives this question from our members: “What are the keys to having strong nonprofit Boards?” Behind this question is the stark reality:  the traditional expectations and norms for how Boards work […]
November 5, 2022

Jayne Agency – Ten Elements of Nonprofit Branding

Jayne Agency – Ten Elements of Nonprofit Branding is Brooke Foley’s take on how to truly understand and message your charity’s mission. Here’s what this marketing veteran shared last week with NANOE Members during her expert presentation: A solid brand platform empowers charities to invest confidently across TIME, MONEY, and PEOPLE in ways that will garner dependable, repeatable, scalable revenue–all essential to keeping a nonprofit serving its beneficiaries. It creates a stable foundation by which […]
April 15, 2023

Healthcare Benefits for Nonprofits By benePerks

Healthcare Benefits for Nonprofits By benePerks introduces a new way charitable organizations can provide employee benefits. Here’s what the team from benePerks® has to share: As the healthcare industry reels from one challenge after another, the cost of care continues to rise. Nonprofit organizations struggle to provide health plans to employees that are affordable and easy to access while containing their own expenses. With more out of pocket expenses, higher deductibles, and higher premiums, employees […]
February 15, 2023

Norman Gildin Says, “Don’t Underestimate The Food”

Norman Gildin Says, “Don’t Underestimate The Food” is one veteran fundraiser’s take on gala events that raise money. Here’s what Norman Gildin has to share: One supporter of a nonprofit that I worked for once told me, “You know why I come back to your gala? I love the food.” If you think he was an exception, think again. Many others echoed his comment to me, all of whom, of course, felt a strong allegiance […]
November 27, 2022

Nonprofit Video Marketing – Tips For Getting Started

The landscape for nonprofits is changing rapidly, and one of the most important areas of change is video marketing. For example, Facebook Live has become a major player in the fundraising space, giving nonprofits an opportunity to reach donors and others interested in their causes on a mass scale. But with so many options available, it can be hard to know where to begin. In this blog post, we’ll explore some ideas for how you […]
November 5, 2022

Strategies to Retain Top Talent in Your Nonprofit Organization

Retaining top talent in a nonprofit organization is one of the most important tasks of the HR department. They need to develop strategies to keep employees motivated. There should also be an increase in training programs to help them grow within your organization. It’s not as easy as it sounds because you need to offer each employee equal opportunities. When investing money and effort in training professionals, you need to be prepared to meet different […]
October 30, 2022

Good Board Members – How Do You Find Them?

Good Board Members – How Do You Find Them? is Joanne Oppelt’s take on one of nonprofit’s great mysteries. Here’s what Joanne has to share: This article contains expert tips on how to find good board members. In my experience, most board members are good people who know next to nothing about nonprofit governance. Yet, your board is the most valuable leadership asset your nonprofit has. Board members teach the community how to interact with […]
October 30, 2022

Courtney Rosenfeld Says, “Start Your Own Nonprofit Marketing Department”

Courtney Rosenfeld Says, “Start Your Own Nonprofit Marketing Department” is one marketing veteran’s take on launching an external initiative regardless of your size. Here’s Courtney has to share: Most nonprofits don’t have the time or money to hire a marketing team or marketing agency. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do your own marketing. There are a few essentials you need to know to build an impactful marketing operation with what (and who) you have. […]
October 8, 2022

October is Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Ethics Month – Jim Eskin

October is Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Ethics Month is Jim Eskin’s take on AFP’s mission. Here’s what Eskin has to share: Every profession likes to claim ethics is essential to its success. But you can make an especially robust case that this is indeed the case in fundraising. What’s it take to be successful in fundraising? Strengths like persuasion, problem-solving and persistence come quickly to mind. But integrity is squarely at the top. October is […]
October 8, 2022

JB Brown Lives a Life of Social Impact

JB Brown – Journey to Success is Inside Charity’s recognition of an accomplished writer, producer and film director committed to social impact. Things haven’t always been easy for JB Brown, Ph.D growing up in the small city of Barnwell South Carolina. As the 7th of 8 children there were many experiences he gained through the eyes of his older brothers and sisters and was somewhat shielded from many personal direct encounters. This caused Brown to […]
August 7, 2022

Nonprofit Brand Identity – Can You See It?

In today’s competitive marketplace, organizations are constantly looking to out maneuver their competitors, and stand out from the crowd to attract more customers. For nonprofit organizations (NPOs), whilst their business goals may look a little different to commercial companies, it’s just as important that they’re able to create an eye-catching brand, since they’re competing with their rivals for limited funding. So how should NPOs go about creating a stand-out brand? In this post, we’ll provide […]
August 7, 2022

Nonprofit Employee Retention – Keep Your Top Talent

Nonprofit Employee Retention – Keep Your Top Talent reveals why charities need to invest in this important free market enterprise principle. Retaining top talent in a nonprofit organization is one of the most important tasks of the HR department. They need to develop strategies to keep employees motivated. There should also be an increase in training programs to help them grow within your organization. It’s not as easy as it sounds because you need to […]

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