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.

Creating Symbiosis Between Marketing and Advocacy
April 13, 2020When marketing and advocacy are encouraged and enabled by leadership to work together, writes Feldmann, even small wins tend to morph into bigger ones....

Five Strategies for Advancing Your Mission in 2020
March 30, 2020The managing director VOX Global, a strategic communications agency, argues that the months leading up to the presidential election presents philanthropic and nonprofit leaders with an opportunity to highlight important issues, contribute to and inform the national dialogue, and advocate for the public interest....

Nostalgia and Social Change
February 11, 2020The question in 2020, writes Feldmann, is not so much about what we might do to recreate an earlier age of activism, but rather what we have learned from the past and how can it be applied to the present and future....

Marketing Tech for Nonprofits: A Refresher Course for 2020
February 5, 2020It may be February, but it's never too late, writes Diesing, to review your digital marketing plans....

The Best-Kept Secret: A Strategic ‘Pivot’
January 10, 2020"Pivoting" — a shift in strategy that helps an organization achieve its desired impact — is crucial for nonprofits that want to succeed over the long-term, writes Kornahuser, but it should emerge from a clear understanding of what is working and what is not....

What It Takes to Manage Leadership Change in the Nonprofit Sector
January 5, 2020Leadership transitions — especially when they're unexpected — can leave an organization vulnerable. Koya leadership Partners' Forbes shares advice with respect to preparing for a variety of scenarios and having plans in place to manage any lchange in leadership, regardless of the circumstance....

The Fiduciary Responsibility and Nonprofit Boards
November 15, 2019The president of private wealth management at UMB Bank discusses the need for board directors to have a solid grasp of their primary fiduciary responsibilities....

What Influences Young Americans to Support Social Causes
November 6, 2019Successful awareness-to-action journeys typically involve an issue that strike a personal chord with individuals, writes Feldmann. And once young Americans learn more about an issue, most will act....

Which Messages Will Get Out the Vote — A Generational Perspective
October 28, 2019Feldmann sheds some light on the messaging most likely to motivate people to vote in the 2020 elections....

Making the Most of Your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaigns
October 11, 2019The director of marketing for OneCause outlines five strategies for maximizing the impact of your peer-to-peer fundraising efforts, online and off, from pre-event buildup to post-campaign updates....

ADA and Web Accessibility Guidelines for Nonprofit Websites in 2019
September 23, 2019The publisher of Dopa, a W3C accessible website focused on mental health and psychological disorders, looks at recent developments in the world of website accessibility....

Less Hassle and Still Charitable: Why Projects Choose Fiscal Sponsorship
September 4, 2019Jarvis, executive director of the Transparency and Accountability Initiative, and Lah, an independent consultant who specializes in strategy, research, and organizational development, explore the pros and cons of the fiscal sponsorship model....

Ten Years of Millennial Research: What I'd Do Differently
August 30, 2019Feldmann shares insights from the final Millennial Impact Report — the culmination of a decade of research conducted by the Case Foundation and research teams he led into cause behaviors of the generation born between 1980 and 2000 — about issues he wishes the project had explored further....

A Tale of Two Donations
August 27, 2019Flax, a philanthropy consultant, illustrates how charities that ignore both ends of the giving spectrum — new, lower-level donors who might one day become bigger donors, as well as those who care enough about a cause or organization to include it in their estate plans — do so at their own peril....

An Engaged Board Is a Fundraising Machine
August 2, 2019Your board is critical to your organization's fundraising success. Banner shares six things you can do to make sure your board members are pulling their fundraising weight....

Creating a Donor Stewardship Plan: 3 Best Practices
July 12, 2019A common mistake made by many nonprofits, writes Weinger, is to put so much emphasis on acquiring new donors that they forget to pay attention to the donors they already have. Don't be that nonprofit....

The Essential Guide to Modernizing Your Fundraising
July 2, 2019If you've been feeling stuck with fundraising strategies that don't seem to cut it anymore, you're not alone, says Diesing. The good news? Implementing new tech solutions is not as difficult as you might think....

How to Find Your Most Engaged New Board Member
June 18, 2019Jeb Banner, the founder and CEO of Boardable, a nonprofit board management software provider, offers some advice on how to find engaged board members....