Fundraising is one of the major responsibilities of a nonprofit board of directors/trustees. A central concern of the board is ensuring that the organization has the resources necessary to pursue the strategic plan. It is also the board's...
Nonprofits struggle with succession and are fairly vulnerable, as they are often dependent on one or a handful of key leaders. That is often due to a lack of professional development opportunities and investment made in developing future leaders...
Spring is the fourth quarter of the fiscal year for most nonprofits and the time of year when executives, boards and staff begin wading through annual and multi-year strategic planning processes. Most executives hope these planning processes...
Accounting consultant Shelley Parnes discusses the roles and processes required for small nonprofits to be successful in managing its financial operations.
GCN expert consultant, Cindy Cheatham ways in on the commonly asked question: How can I get a return from using volunteers in my organization?
So you’ve got the best new idea in the world: now what?
GCN Nonprofit Consulting Group's Neil Sklarew answers the questions: What is executive coaching? How does it work and what should I look for in a coach?
Many people who are working within the ranks of nonprofit organizations could become great senior nonprofit leaders. However, in part because of budget constraints, few organizations in the sector have formal professional development programs to...
Strategic planning is essentially an organization alignment process. That is, it attempts to provide a nonprofit with an integrating mechanism that focuses on a desired future, confirms the organization’s mission, establishes long term...
A strategic plan is the organization and clarification of what the leadership of a group actually intends to do over a designated period of time in order to secure and distinguish the group's position in the marketplace and to stimulate...