Regardless of mission, organization size or budget, or geographic location, healthy and functional nonprofits have one thing in common: a group of organized and committed board members. According to the National Council of Nonprofits, Board of Directors (or sometimes called Read more…
There are grant dollars everywhere. We’re benefiting from the momentum of the digital age, a time when information is abundant and accessible in a way that didn’t exist 50 years ago. Heck, even 20 years ago, it didn’t exist in Read more…
Earlier this week, over 350 nonprofit professionals participated – some from the Chamberlain Student Center at Rowan University and some from their own desks at home or in the office – in the South Jersey Nonprofit Summit. Hosted by the Read more…
It’s been nearly a year since the pandemic hit America, changing our lives in ways that we probably couldn’t have imagined. Much of 2020 felt like we hit the pause button for a lot of (for lack of a better Read more…
“Should we set up a Zoom?” “Let’s Zoom.” “Will it be on Zoom?” “Ugh, another Zoom.” “How do I know if I have a Zoom account?” “Want to jump on a Zoom?” Zoom. The cloud-based videoconferencing service is everywhere. Whether Read more…
During these challenging times, we wanted a way to say thank you to those who are inspiring us. Essential staff, front line workers, public servants, and so many others are making sacrifices and working around the clock to keep the Read more…
Not that long ago, the standard for paying grant consultants was a commission-based process where a certain percentage of the awarded amount of a successful grant application went to the consultant. This worked for a time, but the results rarely Read more…
No one is unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This global health crisis is unprecedented. One of the biggest challenges for many of us is the uncertainty around when this will end. Right now in the nonprofit world, we await rescheduling Read more…
The onset of the most prolific American public health crisis since the Spanish Flu of 1918 has had a domino effect across the nation. COVID-19 has changed our lives. During a quick trip to the grocery store, I noticed that Read more…
You’ve got a to-do list that keeps getting longer by the minute. Eight unreturned emails, two unreturned voicemails, a funder report due date looming, and a meeting that requires an event summary. In the nonprofit world, there’s always work to Read more…