Guidestar, a source for nonprofit information , has a regular e-newsletter that I’ve found provides valuable management and fun raising advice.
In their most recent note, Guidestar revealed the outcome of a recent survey of charitable organizations, and their contributions from October 2008-February 2009. Due to the current economic climate, the numbers aren’t great, but they [...]

The book, The Art of the Turnaround, by Michael M. Kaiser, president of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, offers 10 basic rules which can be adapted for any organization.
For excerpts from the book, click on this article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

When revenues are down, nonprofits are forced to make some decisions about how to spend their scarce dollars on employee salaries. Typically, employee salaries represent well over 50 percent of an organization’s budget, so compensation mistakes can be costly.
Click here for some hints on how to avoid these common mistakes and retain valuable staff.

The economic downturn or other external factors may be forcing your organization to re-structure. This may include modifying your mission, organization structure or organization culture. This article contains 22 strategies for how to start engaging in organizational change.

As people start to pinch their pennies, they are less likely to give to new causes.  So as it gets harder to attract new donors, it becomes all the more important to protect the ones you already have!  According to an article posted by Fundraising Success,
…the structure of a development effort for a membership program [...]

Ken Berger, President of Charity Navigator gives his predictions for U.S. nonprofits in the year(s) to come on his blog.  One of which, has to do with that pesky new 990 that we all have to fill out:
Charities Having Problems Filing the New IRS Form 990 – It is estimated that the new IRS form [...]

Still making due with a Microsoft Access database? Or perhaps even with just a plethora of excel spreadsheets?  Perhaps it’s time to invest in a decent customer relations management system (CRM) – or rather a database for all of us non-techies out there.  From FundRaising Success’ Educational Webinar Series, I give you ten common mistakes [...]

What are the roles and responsibilties of a board of directors? How should it be structured? How can you use your board to help your think tank get through difficult times? Click here to find the answers to your questions.

Do you use email as a means to an end or an end in itself?  See this awesome Google presentation on how to organize and maintain zero emails in your inbox.

Are you experiencing tension among your board members? Are you feeling like you are not all on the same page? This workbook is a useful guide for assessing the health of your board and it includes strategies for how to discuss problem areas with your board members.