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As the Year Ends: Preventing Burnout in Nonprofit Teams
Preventing burnout isn’t about slowing down the mission; it’s about ensuring your people can sustain it.As another year winds down, many nonprofit professionals are running on empty. The push to close out projects, report outcomes, and meet fundraising goals often...
Why Your Nonprofit Should Use LinkedIn
Building your organization's LinkedIn page takes time and effort, but the outcome can be transformative in more ways than one.Successful nonprofits know that to be successful, they need to operate like a business. This also means marketing and using social media...
Diversifying Your Nonprofit’s Revenue: A Guide to Sustainable Funding
By understanding and leveraging each source of revenue, organizations can build a strong, sustainable foundation that supports their mission for years to come.Building a sustainable nonprofit means more than having a great mission, it requires a thoughtful strategy...
Beyond the Stage: Thriving Amid Federal Funding Shifts
Together, we can ensure that the arts continue to inspire, educate, and unite us all. The arts have always been a powerful reflection of our culture: bringing people together, sparking dialogue, and inspiring change. But for many nonprofit arts organizations,...
Common Misconceptions and Questions about Nonprofits
What is a Nonprofit? Nonprofits play a critical role in addressing global social issues and collective development. They are a foundational piece of communities as they often provide services, resources, and support where governments and other institutions fall short....
Stop Wasting Time: What Actually Matters in Nonprofit Marketing
Many nonprofits face the same struggle: too much to do, too little time. Marketing often ends up at the bottom of the list because it feels like a time-suck with little to show for it. Here’s the truth: marketing isn’t the problem. The problem is you’re wasting too...
How to Use a 990 to Find Grant Application Information
If you're navigating the world of grant funding, especially from private foundations, the IRS Form 990-PF can be one of your most valuable tools. If you're navigating the world of grant funding, especially from private foundations, the IRS Form 990-PF can be one of...
Decoding Executive Order 14168
What It Means for Nonprofits and How to Move Forward In January 2025, two federal executive orders (EO) were issued that significantly affect how government agencies approach diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), as well as gender identity in federally funded...
Navigating Executive Order 14151: What Nonprofits and Grant Writers Need to Know
Over the past few years, the federal government issued several executive orders* aimed at advancing racial equity and inclusion. Executive Order 13985 (2021) established a framework for federal agencies to promote equity, which was further strengthened by Executive...