The Ultimate Guide to Enthusiastic, Effective Successful Volunteer Involvement at Your Nonprofit
A free booklet from VolunteerPro with everything the new or seasoned volunteer manager needs to improve or refresh a volunteer program. This e-book begins by guiding you through your organization’s volunteer needs analysis and fills out the entire volunteer management experience from recruitment to retention. Each section looks at the vital pieces of a volunteer’s […]
$9 Trillion Will Transfer From Americans’ Estates, New Analysis Says
The Chronicle of Philanthropy | Heather Joslyn | April 17, 2018 If only 5 percent of the assets projected to pass from Americans’ estates over the next decade were captured for philanthropy, it could create the equivalent of 10 Gates Foundations, according to a new analysis of household wealth data. The $9 trillion that will pass […]
Finding Your Funding Model
Nonprofit leaders spend an enormous amount of time on fundraising, but many typically have little idea how to secure the money they will need over the next five years. At the same time, their vision for how the organization’s programs will evolve over the next five years is often sharp and clear. The rub is […]
Beyond Fundraising
What is a “culture of philanthropy” — and why does it matter? In Beyond Fundraising: What Does it Mean to Build a Culture of Philanthropy?, Cynthia Gibson, part of the Hass Foundation Leadership Initiative, synthesizes her conversations with diverse experts, offers a framework for understanding what a culture of philanthropy might look like, and provides suggestions […]
Ten Time-Tested Volunteer Recruitment Tips that Still Work
Volunteer expert Susan Ellis shares her top ten volunteer recruitment messages. Read more
Copyright-free Graphics about Volunteerism
Copyright-free graphics to use to motivate volunteers. Visit the Energize Pinterest page to see the many images they have collected for you.
Healthy Living Map of the Capitol Region
The 2010 Community Needs Assessment and the associated Healthy Living Map includes mapping of the latest health indicator data, zip code level data that can be aggregated and/or compared to county and state rates, and refinements that make the Healthy Living Map much more navigable. From any page on the Healthy Living Map a user can click […]
Nonprofit Collaboration Resources
The Foundation Center has gathered a wealth of information about the ways that nonprofits can collaborate to achieve their missions — through mergers, joint programming, and other forms of collaboration. You’ll find interviews with experts, case studies, links to books, articles and websites, and a database of over 650 real life examples. Foundation Center: Nonprofit Collaboration Resources
Daring to Lead
The third Daring to Lead report in 10 years comes at an extraordinary time to be the executive director of a nonprofit organization. Since the last report in 2006, powerful forces have influenced the requirements of—and the possibilities for—embodying the role well. Executives are daring to lead through a deep recession that resulted for many […]
Nonprofit Strategy and Business Planning
Are nonprofit business plans just “strategic plans, with numbers?” This article from David La Piana et al., explores how strategic planning and business planning are two related – but distinct – tools in the nonprofit toolbox.
