By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Grant reporting has always been a tool for ensuring that nonprofit organizations use funding in the way they said they would. Ideally, grant reporting offers insights that benefit both the nonprofits and their funders, but, in practice, reporting can be...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Developing a new program takes some effort but will be rewarding—in terms of attracting grant funding--and impactful for your community, if you do it right. However, if your program is poorly designed, you risk creating grant management issues, ranging from wasting...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Funding from government contracts and foundations play a prominent role in the health of nonprofits, but it can be challenging to navigate your way through their application and management processes. Government and foundation funding generally comes with strict guidelines that...
By Tiffany Rucker, MBA You’ve been dreaming of becoming the CEO of a nonprofit for years, and now your time has come. As the new leader, one of your main roles will be spreading the word about its mission and values of your organization, which in turn...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Many nonprofit organizations are exploring social enterprise business models as a way to enhance their programs and services, deliver on their mission more effectively and generate new revenue that allows them to stabilize and diversify their funding bases. With this...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Nonprofit fundraising is an art. It is both challenging and rewarding. Whatever your nonprofit's size, you can be more successful by re-examining the ins and outs of board fundraising. Here are five core topics to master if you want to help...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Despite the numerous challenges the global pandemic has presented to nonprofits, organizational leaders, both established and aspiring, have plenty to look forward to as we move through 2021. Here are a few HR trends for this year and beyond that, leaders...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Moving toward more significant leadership positions in your nonprofit organization means broadening your understanding of the entire organization to make the most effective strategic and tactical decisions. Finance is one of the main pillars of any nonprofit organization; therefore, building...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS We couldn’t let Mental Health Awareness month pass without taking this chance to highlights a few of the experts we work with. These clients are just a few of the wonderful organizations working in the mental health field every day;...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Mental health is one of the biggest problems we face these days: In America, mental health conditions affect one in five people. Chances are a mental disorder affects someone in your workplace. A mental health disorder can begin as subtle changes...