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Nonprofit CEO Pay: Excessive or Too Low and How Do We Know?
In a recent article, Forbes ponders whether a $1 million salary is too high for a nonprofit CEO. What measures should we use to address this question in a meaningful way?
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GOP Strategy on the Cliff: Slash Budget or Shut down Government
While it’s unlikely (though not inconceivable) that congressional Republicans would allow the U.S. to default on its debt, they might try to force a government shutdown unless President Obama gives in...
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Whoops! An Accounting Error of up to $250 Million
Forbes reports another appalling misstatement of non-cash donations by an international relief organization. This one, by Operation Compassion, is likely to require the largest dollar figure...
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Nonprofit Groups Exchange Legal Blows in Disclosure Battle
The American Petroleum Institute, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Oxfam America battle over a Dodd-Frank provision requiring disclosure of payments to foreign governments.
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Corporate CEO Confidence Drops Again: How Will Your Nonprofit Fare?
A PricewaterhouseCoopers survey of the world’s corporate CEOs finds these titans of industry not particularly confident in their companies this year. How do you think your nonprofit will fare?
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As Komen Fundraising Comes up Short, Where to Place the Blame?
Forty years after Roe vs. Wade, the battle goes on. Just ask the Susan G. Komen for the Cure affiliates nursing wounds after the national organization’s fight with Planned Parenthood.
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Moody’s Downgrades Nonprofit Hospital Debt by Record $20B in 2012
Moody’s Investors Service downgraded a record $20 billion in nonprofit hospital debt in 2012, citing concerns about reimbursement rates, slow insurance payment rates and other issues.
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Ponzi Schemes That Ensnare Nonprofits (and How to Avoid Them)
Nonprofits, donors, and people allied with them: watch out when there are deals that sound too good to be true. They just about always are.
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Medium-Sized Charities Most Vulnerable During Recession
UK’s New Philanthropy Group CEO predicts recession-related closures of mid-sized charities, but will the shakeout help or hurt the nonprofit sector?
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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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New Study: Low Nonprofit Overhead Does Not = Greater Efficiency
Research reiterates that the focus nonprofits’ overhead costs as a proxy for worthiness is misguided.
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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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Coaching as a Capacity-Building Tool: An Interview with Bill Ryan
For-profits tend to accept the benefits of coaching as a given. Nonprofits, on the other hand, question whether or not coaching actually works, and are more concerned with return on investment. But, as...
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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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Doing What’s Necessary to Make the Enterprise Work at Fla. Opera
As major donors felt the impact of the Bernie Madoff scam and the economic downturn, the Palm Beach Opera has had to scramble to refit its business plan to the environment.
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Four Small Arts Groups, One Innovative Marketing Model
Four Chicago nonprofit dance companies have merged into one: FlySpace. Is this the model of the future for many arts organizations that may benefit from pooling resources?
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Another Nonprofit Makes a Big Hairy Mistake on a Building
The story behind the closure of a Southern California YMCA is a reminder that buildings are not just fixed assets but fixed assets that need to be fed like hungry babies.
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At the Vatican, the Most Secretive Nonprofit Bank in the World
The Institute for Works of Religion, otherwise known as the Vatican bank, is “the most secret bank in the world.” Did it play a role in Pope Benedict XVI’s surprise decision to retire?
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“Deliberate Deployment” or Perpetuity? Questions to Inform Timing Strategies...
Billionaire philanthropists have many options for doling out their mega-funds, and many will opt for traditional private foundations. But how do we raise questions about the timing of long-term...
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Initial Goal Reached. Now What? Sustaining Crowdfunding over the Long Term
Many crowdfunding projects are “one and done,” such as a musician’s production of an album. But how can you harness the power of crowdfunding for ongoing nonprofit service delivery?
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