For years, nonprofits have watched funding dollars dwindle at the same time as the demand for their services increase, forcing them to find solutions where they can achieve much more with much less. In recent issues of this newsletter, we’...
Fundraising without a broader strategy for funds development can lead your organization down a rocky road, argues funding strategist Quinetha Frasier. Without a sustainable blueprint for development over time, she shows that new programs or...
Blazing a path for the Brunswick community—and the sector—United Way of Coastal Georgia unveils its ambitious High School Graduation Blueprint, a multi-year, all-inclusive plan for improving educational outcomes in Glynn County. Find...
For 30 years, the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation has been serving Georgia’s firefighters, burn survivors, and the community that supports them through a wide array of programs and initiatives, from fire safety...
Strategic partnerships offer a path forward for nonprofits with aligned goals and missions to combine resources and ideas to more effectively work toward large-scale solutions to complex problems. But before the final handshakes take place, smart...
Identify. That’s the first “I” in GCN Affiliate Consultant Lee Patouillet’s thought process that offers a structure for the daunting task of today’s nonprofit fundraiser in navigating new sources of funding, ever-...
It’s been another busy summer for the Telfair Museums of Art in Savannah, with a crowded roster of camp programs, family events, new exhibits, and gallery talks keeping new executive director Lisa Grove on her toes. She’s also got a $...
Recently, GCN welcomed Mark Kramer, co-founder of nonprofit consulting firm Foundation Strategy Group (FSG), to present a series of lectures on “Collective Impact,” an approach to nonprofit work that tackles complex, community-wide...
Every spring semester, I teach a class called “Innovations in Nonprofit Organizations.” After years of experimentation, I’ve developed the ideal assignments for students who want to learn about creating an innovation-friendly...
For more than 60 years, Macon Rescue Mission (MRM) has been dedicated to serving the “least, last, and lost,” providing assistance, rehabilitation, and a path to self-sufficiency for middle Georgia’s homeless population. In a...