Whether you need funding for enterprise software or just basic workstation hardware, funders and grantmakers willing to cover the costs for your nonprofit's information technology infrastructure (often considered overhead expense) are few and far between.
Finding and Approaching Technology Funders
The Nonprofit Leader's Guide to Hiring and Engaging Consultants seeks to help you "understand where and how consultants can add value; assess your organization's readiness to retain a consultant; prepare for a consulting project; identify prospective consultants; solicit proposals; screen prospects and choose a consultant; formalize the consulting arrangement; and get your engagement off to a strong start." (
The Essential Guide to Managing Volunteers at Your Nonprofit gives a detailed overview of the main elements needed for any volunteer management program--the skills of a good volunteer coordinator, recruitment, interview questions, training, supervision and management, and showing appreciation. (VolunteerPro)
Volunteers are often the lifeblood of an organization and we can never thank them enough for their work. However, a lesser acknowledged issue for volunteer managers is what to do in the unfortunate (but thankfully uncommon) cases where a volunteer is causing problems for carrying out your programs or not performing duties as expected. Below are several resources for weighing your options to remediate the situation or determine if it is time to cut ties.
Leading a Nonprofit Organization: Tips and Tools for Executive Directors and Team Leaders succinctly covers leadership styles, implementing strategic plans, and increasing employee retention. It also provides a New Executive Director Checklist, tools for team and trust building, and strategies for project management.
New employee onboarding is the process of integrating a new employee with a company and its culture, as well as getting a new hire the tools and information needed to become a productive member of the team.
The executive committee is a small group, commonly with authority to act on behalf of the full board between meetings or in an urgent situation. The role of the executive committee is to assist the board in carrying out its responsibilities in the most effective manner possible. This outline helps boards in determining if an executive committee is a necessary tool for their organization.
Family Forward NC created the Guide to Family Forward Workplaces to provide tools for employers of all sizes with practical tips for selecting and implementing 16 family-friendly workplace practices such as flexible scheduling, accommodations for pregnant workers, and paid parental leave.
The General Data Protection Regulation–commonly referred to as GDPR–is a privacy law pertaining to the collection of online data enacted by the European Union (EU) that took effect May 25, 2018. The law affects organizations regardless of geographic location, since EU residents may visit the websites of governments, private companies, nonprofits, or other organizations providing goods and services, and those websites likely collect and analyze online data related to those website visitors originating in the EU (regardless of whether a transaction occurred).
Learn about the importance of an organization's tax-exempt status and the kind of situations that can jeopardize a nonprofit's tax exemption. This resource summarizes issues to be on the look out for and includes links to more information. (National Council of Nonprofits)