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Why Scaling Up Is Not Always about Growth
The concept of scaling has connotations of standardization, and social entrepreneurs must be cautious when speaking about it.
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Bad Executives and Lost-in-Space Boards: More on What Stops You from Raising...
“Bad executives and lost-in-space boards”—nonprofits could raise much more money if they approached development differently. In this second of a two-part column, Simone Joyaux shares her insights into...
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The Clear Logic behind Shockingly Low Fundraising Goals
McSweeney’s Publishing celebrates 15 years in unconventional style with a quirky crowdfunding campaign.
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Does Your Information Technology Department Report to the CEO? If Not, Why Not?
Tate & Tyron’s small survey shows that among the nonprofits they investigated, those in IT more commonly report to the financial or operations departments than the CEO. This implies that nonprofits...
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The Skills Businesspeople Gain on Nonprofit Boards
On the heels of “Trustees Week” in the UK, Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd makes the case for why business leaders should encourage employees to get involved in the nonprofit sector as board...
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Financial Success of Boy Scouts vs. Girl Scouts—What’s the Story?
Brian Mittendorf suggests that quick passes at comparing the finances of the Girl Scouts and the Boy Scouts may end up leading you to wrong conclusions.
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Finding the Right Development Officer for Your Organization: Part 1
Executive directors often ask how to select the right candidate to serve as chief development officer. Here are some tips from Simone Joyaux.
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Nonprofit Trustees May Be Held Financially Liable for Lapses in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has taken action to hold trustees of two struggling nonprofits accountable for what appear to be significant lapses in fiduciary oversight.
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The Importance of Exit Agreements
I believe that all boards should read the article and discuss what they have in place for their leader’s eventual exit.
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Marrying Mission with Strategic Planning & Evaluation
People don’t serve on an organization’s board of directors because they love strategic planning, but such planning falls squarely within a board member’s responsibilities. Two organizations on two...
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Why Does NYU President Face “No Confidence” Vote?
New York University President John Sexton looks to turn NYU into a global brand, but faculty members say he is placing financial concerns ahead of educational concerns.
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Do Nonprofits Really Limit Advertising Because of Pressure to Cut Overhead?
The writings of observers like Dan Pallotta suggest that nonprofits shy away from investing in advertising because of pressures to limit their overhead. Ohio State University accounting professor...
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Debatable: How Nonprofit Are Nonprofit Hospitals?
The New England Journal of Medicine reports that nonprofit hospitals average 7.5 percent of operating costs devoted to charity care and community benefit—based on the hospitals’ own self-reported...
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Nonprofits need profit—but how much do they need in order to prevent the steady erosion of the quality of their output? The author presents a theory-based model for capital investment.
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Community Servings of Boston: A Successful Counterintuitive Approach to...
Just as Community Servings of Boston was facing increased demand and paying higher costs to feed more people, they were confronted by an economic downturn. How did they make it through? Careful...
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Finding the Right Development Officer for Your Organization: Part 2
Following up from her column last week, Simone Joyaux presents three dozen questions to ask in your search for your next fundraiser.
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The Italian Foundation at the Heart of the Monte dei Paschi Bank Crisis
It’s quite amazing that there are 88 foundations in Italy with major holdings in scores of large banks, but in some cases, they are under pressure from national and extra-national bodies to loosen...
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What’s in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for Nonprofits?
Today’s Congressional consideration of and possible vote on the fiscal 2014 federal appropriations bill will be historic. For the first time in many years, the federal government will operate under...
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The Four Horsemen of the Nonprofit Financial Apocalypse
A Timely Reprint from the NPQ Archives NPQ has done any number of stories recently on nonprofits, their buildings, their debt, and finally the restructuring they are doing in the wake of the...
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LA’s Museum of Contemporary Art Comes Back from the Brink
After years of tumultuous leadership, financial problems and being picked over by rival institutions as a possible merger partner, MOCA is back on track and on a sustainable path, say its leaders.
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