Leadership Lessons for 2020 and Beyond
Leaders from diverse backgrounds shared their lessons on making a difference, including a focus on building bonds among people of different views, learning how to measure and get results, and seeking ways to do better.
How to Start with Online Fundraising
What you need to know to raise money through your website, email, and social media.
Dos and Don’ts When Recognizing Planned Gifts
Here’s donor-relations advice for those just getting starting with planned gifts.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
How to Spark Systems Change: Lessons From California’s Central Valley
Where to start, whom to convene, how to address race and equity, and other advice from two executives of the New Leadership Network
Bubbe Knows Best: Grandmother Proves a Viral Hit for American Friends of Hebrew University
The nonprofit that raises money for Hebrew University of Jerusalem hopes the video campaign will draw new supporters age 50 and younger.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Thank-You Videos Are an Easy Way to Send Personalized Messages
How two nonprofits use video to thank donors and encourage them to raise money online.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Tips for Creating a More Diverse Board
Three grant makers share proven tactics for adding trustees from different age groups as well as economic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
What to Include in an Executive Succession Plan
Here’s a checklist to help your nonprofit anticipate and weather a leadership transition — and demonstrate your organization’s sustainability to donors.
By LISA SCHOHL
Contributor
How to Trim Your Board of ‘Dead Weight’
Celebrate high-performing board members, motivate those who are not self-starters, set rules for attendance at meetings, evaluate performance annually, and more.
By JOAN GARRY
Contributor
Strategic Planning Sucks the Life Out of Nonprofits: Readers Respond
Joan Garry responds to readers, who commented on her column’s headline, the frequency of “strategy” changes at nonprofits, and the need to educate new board members on the history and culture of the organization they’re serving.
By Joan Garry
Contributor