How to Engage Board Members as Fundraising Ambassadors
May 11, 2023 at 10:40 am

Beyond providing generous financial support, board members can act as fundraising ambassadors. Offering board members a variety of ways to engage with fundraising sets everyone up for success. Here are five opportunities for board members to contribute to their nonprofits’ fundraising efforts.

Interactive Marketing: How Nonprofits Can Captivate in a Noisy World
May 10, 2023 at 10:27 am

Nonprofit donors are increasingly immune to traditional marketing and advertising. Wherever we go, from billboards on the highway to pop-up ads on our favorite websites, countless brands vie for attention. As a result, we’ve learned to tune them out or avoid them. That's why interactive marketing is so effective.

IRS Reminds Tax-Exempt Organizations of Annual May Filing Deadline
May 10, 2023 at 10:21 am

The Internal Revenue Service reminded thousands of tax-exempt organizations of their May 15, 2023, filing deadline. The annual filing due date for certain returns filed by tax-exempt organizations is normally by the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of an organization's accounting period.

New Benevity Report Finds DEI Initiatives Remain Top Priority for Employees
May 5, 2023 at 10:24 am

Benevity, a provider of global corporate purpose software, released "The State of Workplace DEI," which revealed just how high of a priority diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) remains for employees, despite the current economic outlook, and how DEI plays a critical role in attracting and retaining talent.

How to Create a Corporate Partnership That Accelerates Your Impact
May 3, 2023 at 11:17 am

It’s easy for nonprofits to fall into the mindset that corporate partnerships are transactional. But I’ve learned that a corporate partnership can be truly transformative when it’s rooted in a deep level of mission alignment, mutual respect, and a willingness and ability to contribute to each other’s objectives.

5 Steps to Avoid Mission Creep
May 3, 2023 at 11:07 am

Mission creep is a common challenge for many nonprofit organizations. It happens when an organization gradually shifts focus away from its original mission in order to take on new initiatives not closely aligned with its core goals. Here are my top five tips for avoiding mission creep in a nonprofit.