By Tiffany Rucker, MBA If you’ve tuned into the news lately, you’ve seen the catastrophic damage that Hurricane Ida has caused throughout multiple states. Ida appeared just 16 years after Hurricane Katrina, which left significant devastation and caused many families to leave their homes behind and relocate...
Thrift shopping and repurposing vintage clothing, accessories and furniture certainly have a trendy side—as we all know, everything comes back into fashion at some point. It’s also a significant step toward decreasing waste and environmental impact. For instance, did you know that the fashion industry produces...
By Tiffany Rucker, MBA As the CEO of an organization, your number one goal is to fulfill the mission, which makes you the driving force behind the organization’s focus. Your plans and actions are critical to ensuring that everyone is on board with what the organization stands for...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS “She hates it when I say this, but we’re the grandmothers of event planning—it wasn’t even an industry when we started,” said Lisa Cook of her decades-long career as event planners with her partner, Leslie Heins. (Our slightly tongue-in-cheek suggestion...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Outsourcing essential business operations, such as accounting, IT services or HR, to specialized professionals may seem like a daunting task for your small nonprofit. It requires money, time and effort to find vendors that both specialize in the needed area...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Partnerships and collaborations between nonprofits are strategic alliances that achieve more significant impact than any of the nonprofits could generate on its own. These partnerships exist in many shapes and forms, from less integrated associations to unified programming, shared services...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS There are many digital tools and tactics that can boost online donations to your nonprofit, but before you start sending weekly email appeals or sliding into supporters’ DMs, you have to do the groundwork. The sooner you dial in the details...
By Tiffany Rucker, MBA The COVID-19 pandemic was incredibly challenging for nonprofits. Many had to adapt their processes and procedures to accommodate, and others, sadly, had to close their doors for good. Now, as we arrive at a point where restrictions have lifted and normal operations can resume,...
By Tiffany Rucker, MBA Every industry has been affected by COVID-19. From employee retention to fiscal management, the pandemic required business leaders to hurriedly put new systems in place to operate in unprecedented conditions. Many businesses and nonprofits were not prepared for the financial strain caused by prolonged...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS A good grant manager provides professional, high-quality services beyond what a typical bookkeeper, program director or grant writer can offer. The right grant manager for your nonprofits needs to: 1. Keep Your Nonprofit Out of Trouble With Funders and the IRS This is...