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Five Ways Foundations Can Strengthen Nonprofit Boards
How can foundations use their influence to help improve the performance of nonprofit boards?
By RICK MOYERS
Contributor
Making Sure No Donor Gets the Same Thank-You Letter Twice
Trinity College gathers lots of options that can be woven together into acknowledgment notes.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Foundation Seeks to Help Consultants Help Nonprofits
An Arizona grant maker helps consultants learn how to focus on ways to improve a nonprofit’s strengths—and gain new business.
By PENELOPE CAGNEY
Contributor
New Organizations Pose Challenges for Nonprofit Consultants
A new breed of business-charity hybrids raises questions about governance, measuring results, and what skills consultants need to advise those groups.
By PENELOPE CAGNEY
Contributor
Executive Directors Should Invest More Time on Their Boards
To get more out of their boards, executives must do more than simply grumble about their performance.
By RICK MOYERS
Contributor
How Every Worker Can Show Off a Charity’s Mission
Conservation International gives its workers a conversation starter by putting images of its work on business cards.
By SUE LALUMIA
Contributor
A Gold Mine of Data About Smart Ways to Help Nonprofits
A new Packard Foundation study offers insights about how consultants can help strengthen an organization’s management.
By CLAIRE PEI
Contributor
Learning About Finance: Advice for Nonprofit Leaders
Lack of understanding of financial issues is a key reason for leadership burnout, but some executives have found ways to arm themselves with knowledge.
By Dione Alexander
Contributor
How the Downturn Changes Strategy Work
Financial literacy and rigor are now job requirements for nonprofit executives and strategy consultants, especially during today’s tough economic times.
By JEANNE BELL
Contributor