Tag Archives: nonprofit
Pro Bono Partnership Pundit: Does Your Organization Meet the Public Support Test?
February 21, 2017Where Funding Comes From Matters Your nonprofit is pretty new and still small. It’s been operating on about $5,000 a year. Now a funder wants to give you a grant for $20,000. Or, it’s a mature charity, but an offer … Continue reading
Board Leadership: David Grant Imagines If Hillary and Donald Had a Rubric
November 2, 2016The stunning levels of negativity, distrust, and cynicism evident in the political sphere this fall stand in stark contrast to the spirit I encountered recently in three days of workshops with staff and board members of New Jersey nonprofits, courtesy … Continue reading
Creative New Jersey: Leaning in to Lean Data
August 16, 2016I’ve recently been wrestling with questions about collecting data, as do all many of us in nonprofits across our state: What do we need to know and why? What are we going to do once we know? How can … Continue reading
Jersey Give Back Guide: NYNJ Baykeeper
December 22, 2014Throughout December, we are highlighting each of the organizations featured in our Jersey Give-Back Guide, an online portal for year-end giving that makes it easy to donate to some of New Jersey’s most effective nonprofits. Today we feature NY/NJ Baykeeper Organization name: … Continue reading
Jersey Give Back Guide: Bethany Cares
December 9, 2014Throughout December, we are highlighting each of the organizations featured in our Jersey Give-Back Guide, an online portal for year-end giving that makes it easy to donate to some of New Jersey’s most effective nonprofits. Today we feature Bethany Cares. Organization name: Bethany … Continue reading
Board Leadership: The Difficulties of Being Board President
December 4, 2014Believe it or not, not every board member wants to rise to board president. Sometimes the reluctance is even extreme. A recent voicemail from an outgoing board president reflected a directive from her board: Can we find someone the organization … Continue reading
Board Leadership: Measuring Social Profit
November 5, 2014We kicked off another year of the Dodge Board Leadership series last week with a workshop on assessment. I was struck, as always, by the challenge of nonprofit accountability in the age of “outcomes measurement.” Everybody wants numbers, but the … Continue reading
