By Jessica Quaid Congratulations! You’ve effectively attracted volunteers and donors to your cause. They’re eager and enthusiastic about supporting you. But beware the biggest mistake most nonprofits make: not stewarding in a way that makes them feel appreciated. That’s when and why they’ll slip away. Surely you’ve...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Many for-profit organizations participate in some form of corporate social responsibility. But volunteering as a team has more meaningful benefits than simply meeting your CSR quota and improving brand recognition. Spending a day of service together has positive effects ranging...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Hope Villages of America is a well-established nonprofit in Tampa Bay, with more than five decades of service to their credit. They’re quite the success story, too: What was once a struggling organization facing liquidation is now a thriving, re-branded...
By Tiffany Rucker, MBA Do you find yourself rushing to beat the clock every Friday afternoon to complete essential job tasks, with no idea how you got so far behind? Have you taken a good, hard look at how you’re spending your time these days? As a nonprofit leader,...
October is CyberSafety Awareness Month, and we’re pleased to invite our friends from the Center for Cyber Safety and Education to share these tips to protect our nonprofit organizations and professionals from online threats. We can all be thankful for our hardworking and vigilant...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS The world had to quickly respond to the global pandemic that suddenly made it unsafe for people to gather and be in close contact. For nonprofits, this meant canceling events, adjusting fundraising strategies and instituting remote work policies. While the transition...
By Tiffany Rucker, MBA As a society, our focus on employees’ mental health has increased tremendously over the past few years. As more celebrities and high-profile leaders speak out about their experiences, mental health is starting to be viewed in a different light than it was even...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Compassion fatigue is caused by chronic stress and can result in physical exhaustion, anger, irritation, insomnia and impaired decision-making. Other-focused and empathic people feel that it is their part to do everything in their power to help and care for...