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.

The 'Fine Print' of a Grant Agreement
January 15, 2014The director of grants management and administration for the Jim Joseph Foundation explains why the "fine print" in any grant agreement matters — for funder and grantee alike....

12 Tips for Filling Out/Submitting Online Applications
December 13, 2013Freelance grantwriter Allison Shirk shares tips to help grantwriters make the online application process a little more enjoyable and productive....

A New Kind of Strategy for Nonprofits — Convene, Reflect, and Take Time to Strategize
November 11, 2013The Omega Institute's Carla Goldstein delves into the reasons why nonprofits need to take time and space for renewal and strategy creation....

Why International Organizations Raise More Money
October 18, 2013Achieve CEO Derrick Feldmann provides a framework and lots of encouragement to help your organization report at a twenty-first-century pace....

Dear Abby's Advice to a Funder
September 20, 2013Freelance grantwriter Allison Shirk shares some well-meaning relationship advice with funders....

Finding Hope in a Cause
August 7, 2013Derrick Feldmann, the president of Achieve, a research and creative agency for causes, explains the relationship of powerful images and storytelling to effective email solicitations....

Spice It Up!
July 10, 2013Freelance grantwriter Allison Shirk shows grantwriters how they can freshen up their writing and reinvigorate their passion for the client organization's mission....

Managing Up - The Grantwriter's Dilemma
June 6, 2013Freelance grantwriter Allison Shirk provides diplomatic advice about how to target the problems in a client's proposal and, perhaps, the organization itself....

Dear Fundraisers: The Annual Report Is Yesterday's News
May 23, 2013In his latest TSN article, Achieve CEO Derrick Feldmann provides a framework and lots of encouragement to help your organization report at a 21st-century pace....

Ten Ways to Make Your Grantwriter's Time Count
May 3, 2013Freelance grantwriter Allison Shirk provides ten recommendations (plus a bonus tip) to help nonprofits make the most out of their investment in a grantwriting consultant....

Blinded By the 'Sophisticated Donor'?
April 9, 2013In his latest TSN article, Achieve CEO Derrick Feldmann urges fundraising professionals to keep it real by considering the interests of contributors other than major donors, board members, and foundations....

Hey, Nonprofits, 'Usability' Is More Than a Tech Term
January 2, 2013In his latest TSN article, Achieve CEO Derrick Feldmann draws on his experience as "techie" for his mom to describe how nonprofit organizations need to consider the online giving experience potential donors have at their Web sites....

8 Trends That Will Shape Fundraising
September 13, 2012In his latest TSN article, Achieve CEO Derrick Feldmann shares predictions and warnings about the increasingly technology-driven, donor-personalized, and sped-up environment of nonprofit communications and fundraising....

How Sustainable Is Your Organization?
June 12, 2012In his latest TSN article, Achieve CEO Derrick Feldmann asks nonprofit executives, Are you endangering the sustainability of your organization by refusing to share responsibility with your staff?

Microgifts and Impulse Giving Online
April 21, 2012Fundraising expert Dave Patterson decodes the psychology of microgiving and provides tips to help organizations create — and curate — their own microgiving campaigns....

Managing and Reporting Fundraising Campaign Progress
March 16, 2012Fundraising expert Tony Poderis shares some practical advice about how to keep a fundraising campaign on track and follow through with thank-yous and useful records when it's done — even if the campaign is not successful....

What To Do When Foundations Have Walled Themselves Off from Your Organization
February 16, 2012Fundraising expert Tony Poderis shares some practical advice about how to proceed when funders have stated they are not accepting new solicitations....

Technology Makes Volunteer Screening Easy and Affordable
December 21, 2011McIntosh describes how advances in technology have made background checks simpler, easier, and less expensive for nonprofits, and recommends why and how an organization should implement such a system....