The sustainable nonprofit
The Sustainable Nonprofit (TSN) examines critical issues related to nonprofit sustainability through the eyes of nonprofit leaders, practitioners, and consultants. For more information, contact Mitch Nauffts, PND's publisher and editorial director, at mfn@foundationcenter.org.

Are You an Effective Competitor?
March 30, 2005In the first article of a three-part series, David La Piana and Michaela Hayes, authors of Play to Win: The Nonprofit Guide to Competitive Strategy, show how competitiveness works as a positive strategy in a sector where collaboration is usually

Taming Turnover: Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Nonprofit Employees
March 16, 2005Dr. Lee Mizell, founder and principal of Lee Mizell Consulting, offers a range of HR strategies designed to take your organization to the next level....

Evaluating for Sustainability: Eight Steps to Success
January 31, 2005Dr. Lee Mizell, founder and principal of Lee Mizell Consulting and a former chairperson of the City of Santa Monica's Social Services Commission, discusses how evaluation relates to sustainability and outlines eight important steps for nonprofits ready to

Authority and the Sustainable Nonprofit
December 21, 2004In the second in a series of three articles, Richard C. Harwood, founder and president of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, examines how knowledge rooted in the community can enhance the credibility and effectiveness of nonprofit organizations.

Accountability and the Sustainable Nonprofit
September 14, 2004In this week's column, Richard C. Harwood, founder and president of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, examines the relationship between personal accountability and sustainability....

The Best of Both Worlds
April 15, 2004Why do some nonprofits endure and grow despite downturns in the economy? What do large, "corporate" nonprofits have that smaller organizations do not? Why, with all the business books on the best-seller lists, aren't more people using that knowledge to he

Strategic Planning: Five Steps to a More Secure Future
February 17, 2004Drawing on his nearly thirty years' experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, and organizational development, PND contributor Carl Richardson offers guidance on how to research, develop, and implement a successful strategic plan....

The Ten Immutable Laws of the (Fundraising) Universe
October 28, 2003Carl Richardson mines nearly thirty years of experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, and organizational development to provide ten "rules" designed to help you get the most out of your fundraising efforts....