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How Nonprofits Should Handle REALLY Bad Publicity
An affair with a subordinate that end in a suicide, a very public suit that claims retaliation against staff for reporting sexual harassment: these are situations that we would not long for but when...
View ArticleGrowth Crises and Three Phases of Governance Response
This article looks at how board/staff relationships played out in four small cultural organizations as each encountered a growth/financial crisis.
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Exit Agreements for Nonprofit CEOs: A Guide for Boards and Executives
This groundbreaking article on the topic of exit agreements for nonprofit executives discusses when such agreements are appropriate and what should be considered.
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Mommie Dearest: Nonprofit Style
Nepotism? Conflicts of interest? A hidden agenda? The Ethicist comes to the rescue.
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As the World Turns: NPQ’s 10 Trends and 10 Predictions
In 2013, issues of economic instability and abridgements of freedom both in the United States and overseas vied with small but substantial gains in the progressive sphere. For a look at the past year...
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Can Management Principles from Zappos’ Holacracy Teach Nonprofits?
The CEO of an online retail outlet has plans to replace his company’s traditional structure with an organization style without job titles or managers.
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Financial Independence: Six Approaches
Are nonprofits and resource dependency inextricably linked? In this classic NPQ journal article, the insightful and grounded Jon Pratt says “not necessarily!” and then he walks us through six ways to...
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The Role of Nonprofits in Health Care: A Trends Summary
This article is one of a series of trend summaries by NPQ’s volunteer lay journalists. This piece by the prolific Michael Wyland, who writes often on both healthcare and policy issues for NPQ, takes a...
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The DIA’s Generosity to Executive Staff Raises Questions
In the midst of the multi-foundation deal to protect the Detroit Institute of Arts from being sold off to help pay for the city of Detroit’s bankruptcy, questions are being raised about its financial...
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Is a Volunteer an Insider or Outsider Candidate for CEO?
As senior positions turn over at large nonprofits, a number of competing logics are in play regarding appropriate replacements. Should the person be a business whiz? There’s a proven quality in an...
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Just Say No to Red Kettles?
Has the Salvation Army made enough of an effort to respect and include the LGBT community? Is it okay to drop those coins in the kettles? A group called “No Red Kettles” thinks not.
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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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