Non Profit Organizations

How to Effectively Raise Funds for Non-Profit Groups

As a leader or member of a Non Profit group you know that one of the main goals and responsibilities is to raise funds. As time consuming and unpleasant as this is there is no way of getting around it, your group can not perform its function if it lacks the necessary funding.
Setting up […]


Brand Effectiveness is Key to Membership Growth

The visibility, awareness and effectiveness of your organization’s brand directly impact your ability to recruit and retain members. If your organization isn’t the first thing member prospects think of when they turn to industry issues, there’s work to be done.
But where to start?
As popular wisdom has it, knowing and admitting you have a problem […]


Managing Nonprofit Technology May Put You In Conflict With Your Nonprofit’s Mission

Are you the executive director of a nonprofit organization spending nights worried about making your presentation to your nonprofit board and yet your printers and computers are failing? Have you spent the day fixing problems that are not part of your nonprofit job description? Are you feeling overwhelmed because somehow without you knowing it, you […]


To Perform Nonprofit Fundraising Successfully Your Nonprofit Organization Must Look Worthy

To fundraise successfully, your nonprofit organization needs to look worthy. How many times have you heard it really was not simply because it was for a worthy cause? If your nonprofit organization looks worthy, then people will support it; if it doesn’t they will not. It is that simple.
To get your nonprofit organization to look […]


Reduce Costs to Help Your Beneficiaries Gain More Help

In considering how to expand your business model’s delivery of offerings and benefits, you should be guided by what will be easily understandable and desirable by your stakeholders (those who are affected by what you offer) . . . and where the adjustments will provide more effectiveness for nonprofit organizations.
Business model innovation is something […]


Using the Best Resources for Your Non-profit Organization

Knowing who the sources of money are likely to be for your non-profit, you will want to figure out how to contact the largest amount of them most effectively. You will of course want to know where to find the donors that can help your group succeed. There are several ways to get […]


Church Fund Raising Ideas

Is your Church planning a fund raiser? If so, there are many effective avenues you can pursue to help generate money for your Church. The following ideas are great ways to raise money for youth group programs, helping to fund missionaries, to pay for a short term trip for a Church group or […]


Budget Shortfalls Spell Trouble for Non-Profit Organizations

Many charitable organizations that provide crucial services to people in need receive funding on an annual basis from the US Federal government and state governments. In most cases, this money comes in the form of grants, which the government will appropriate for a given purpose whether it be for scientific research, community building, or health […]


The Mission Of The Better Business Bureau

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) since its founding in 1912 has proven that the mass of marketplace problems can be solved fairly through using voluntary self-regulation and consumer education. The BBB system is a private, non-profit organization created to monitor and report marketplace activities to the public licensed by the Council of Better Business […]


Podcasts For Nonprofit Organizations: Development for Leaders, Board Members, Staff and Volunteers

There are some terrific podcasts available on the subject of nonprofit organizations. They cover topics including:
* Starting a nonprofit organization
* Fundraising
* Leading and managing
* Using technology effectively
Listening to informative podcasts is a great way to learn.
You can listen to podcasts on your computer or with a portable mp3 player when you are away from your […]