Skilled and dedicated staff and volunteers are one of the most valuable assets within a nonprofit organization. The professional development and growth of these individuals are essential to any organization’s overall success. The positive impact of organizational missions and programs on our society directly correlates to the experience, compassion, skills, knowledge and dedication of the individuals [...]
[By Richard Male, Professor for Regis University's Master's of Nonprofit Management degree program and founder of Richard Male Associates.] Happy New Year! Many nonprofits follow the calendar year for their fiscal year and annual programs of work. Whether January 1 marked a new program/fiscal year for you or not, this is always a good time to reflect on [...]
[By Richard Male, Professor for Regis University's Master's of Nonprofit Management degree program and founder of Richard Male Associates.] Ah, the busy fundraising season! We did some searching and surfing this week to offer you several new considerations on your fundraising work and plans for the year ahead. Take a moment with your favorite hot or cold holiday [...]
This is the third in a series on strategic planning in the nonprofit sector. Part 1 presented “guiding ideas”: values, purpose, mission, and vision. The vision was further specified into visionary objectives. Part 2 presented a particular form of the SWOT analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats are determined for each visionary objective and from [...]
[By Richard Male, Professor for Regis University's Master's of Nonprofit Management degree program and founder of Richard Male Associates.] Some nonprofits have a large enough staff to have a financial officer who is tracking and analyzing trends in revenue and expense year-round and developing 18- or 24-month projections from a variety of perspectives; some nonprofits have one person who [...]
[By Arturo J. Bencosme-Dávila, CPS Affiliate Faculty with the Master of Nonprofit Management and Dual Language program] This is the second in a series of postings on strategic planning in the nonprofit sector. Part 1 was about the so called “guiding ideas”: values, purpose, mission, vision and visionary objectives and goals. Part 2 is about the analysis that precedes strategy [...]
[By Arturo J. Bencosme-Dávila, CPS Affiliate Faculty with the Master of Nonprofit Management and Dual Language program] This is the first in a series of postings on strategic planning in the nonprofit sector. While borrowed heavily from the for-profit world, the approach described here has elements that are specifically useful for nonprofits. It comprises four parts [...]
[By Richard Male, Professor for Regis University's Master's of Nonprofit Management degree program.] It was George Bernard Shaw who observed that “the greatest problem in communication is the illusion that it has occurred.” You’re busy, you work long hours, and you’re passionate about your nonprofit mission. Unfortunately, it’s entirely possible that you are less effective in [...]
[By Richard Male, Regis Nonprofit Affiliate Faculty member.] I had an opportunity this past week to work with a room of supervisors, all public sector employees, in a workshop-style review of leadership versus management. Most of them–indeed, most all of us–are called upon to fulfill both roles in the course of a day. What happens when [...]
[By Richard Male, Regis Nonprofit Affiliate Faculty member] In its infancy, a new nonprofit typically has a board comprised of friends and family–people with a direct involvement in the cause and a pre-existing connection to each other. As an organization grows and a few years pass, the board expands and slots begin to be filled by [...]
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