by Kari Anderson | Jun 16, 2020 | Board Topics, Finances, Fundraising, Organizational Planning, Policies, Recordkeeping
Contingency plan. Lots of people (read: your colleagues) don’t think about this until they need one. Let me guess- you might have needed one in the last 3 months? I’m not going to say they are the most fun part of running a non-profit. It usually requires thinking...
by Kari Anderson | Nov 19, 2019 | Evaluations, Organizational Planning, Policies, Staff topics, Uncategorized
Let’s cut to the chase. Why do we dislike – and avoid – employee reviews? They are awkward. Take too much time. Yields no results or changes. Don’t know how. Have you heard (or said?) that before? Employee performance appraisal systems (the...
by Kari Anderson | May 1, 2019 | Board Topics, Finances, Fundraising, Organizational Planning, Policies, Volunteers
We explored volunteers in nonprofits during the month of April because they are very important to the nonprofit sector and to the individuals who choose to volunteer. This year, 63 million volunteers will spend 8 billion hours volunteering. Without these people giving...
by Kari Anderson | Apr 24, 2019 | Board Topics, Evaluations, Events, Finances, Fundraising, Organizational Planning, Policies, Volunteers
Volunteer Evaluations Your Volunteer Plan should include processes and protocols for evaluating volunteers. We often neglect this important work. It must be done, and you want to make sure your volunteers are aware of the process during recruitment. Evaluating...
by Kari Anderson | Apr 17, 2019 | Organizational Planning, Policies, Staff topics, Volunteers
Volunteers can make it possible for your nonprofit organization to deliver programs and services to more people and at lower costs. An additional value, sometimes not considered, is the time itself. In-Kind Contribution If you calculate the value of volunteer time,...
by Kari Anderson | Jan 30, 2019 | Events, Fundraising, Gifts, Organizational Planning, Policies
How are you going to increase the number of donors this year? Expanding your donor base should be an integral part of your fundraising efforts. There are many ways to find new donors. Call on your Board members to help. Look to your current donors and use peer-to-peer...
