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AFP eWire January 8, 2014	Creating Successful Nonprofit Boards, Staff and Programs--Take a Cue from Successful For-Profit Businesses Borrowing from for-profit best practices, Keith Jennings explains how you can revamp your nonprofit board, staff and programs in 2014 for your most successful fundraising year ever.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2004 Allison H. Fine	Blending the Bottom Line Nonprofits and grantmakers must meet each other halfway to move toward outcomes-focused approaches to collaboration.
HBS Working Knowledge June 14, 2010 Julia Hanna	The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact Donors are placing nonprofits on the hot seat to measure social performance. Problem is, there is little agreement on what those metrics should be.
HBS Working Knowledge May 12, 2011 Sean Silverthorne	The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards Service on a nonprofit board can be a frustrating experience for executives grounded in a for-profit world.
HBS Working Knowledge December 14, 2011 Julia Hanna	The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance Alnoor S. Ebrahim and philanthropist Mario Marino discuss the differences and similarities between performance measurement in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.
Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2005 Millesen & Hedge	Achieving Balance and Maintaining Accountability Findings from a recent study on the decision-making abilities of community foundation boards identify some challenges and offer some lessons learned.
HBS Working Knowledge February 23, 2004 Manda Salls	It's Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits Moving from theory to practice: Former Harvard professor Jeff Bradach shares practical advice on how nonprofits can improve their strategy and produce measurable results for their cause and donors.
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2005 Deborah S. Hechinger	Building Better Boards Congress has focused on compliance, but effective governance requires strong leadership. Foundation boards must step up to the task of working with chief executives to empower foundations to identify critical needs and to fund strong and effective programs.
HBS Working Knowledge February 4, 2008 Sean Silverthorne	Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector A new model for the social sector based on entrepreneurship would allow organizations to create more value with their limited resources and tap additional resources not directly under their control.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2005 Gerald R. Solomon	The New Conversation for Capacity Building Looking beyond institutionalized definitions can help the nonprofit sector reshape its approach to capacity building.
HBS Working Knowledge April 4, 2005 Manda Salls	Why Nonprofits Have a Board Problem Plenty of distinguished people serve on nonprofit boards, but for some reason these directors shrink from leadership, argues Harvard professor Richard Chait. In this Q&A, Chait discusses "Governance as Leadership," his new book on how boards can transform into powerful forces of leadership.
AFP eWire August 20, 2007	Most Nonprofit Boards Not Diverse or Involved in Fundraising Just 29 percent of boards were described as "very active" in fundraising, while 35 percent were ranked as "not at all active."
Foundation News & Commentary Jan/Feb 2005 Lee Draper	Where the Money is: Tapping Overlooked Sources of Support for Nonprofits Where will the funding come from to enable nonprofits to serve more people? How can nonprofits find the capital to reorganize for greater efficiency and economies of scale or to invest in new ways to address growing social needs?
AFP eWire May 31, 2004	IRS to Examine Nonprofit Executive Pay The director of exempt organizations for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has said that the agency plans to take a close look at how much top executives at nonprofit organizations are being paid.
AFP eWire June 27, 2005	Boards Must Focus on More Than Just Compliance The result of the ongoing debate over nonprofit accountability has led to the perception among many boards of directors that compliance is their only responsibility, according to a new report.
HBS Working Knowledge August 29, 2005 Manda Salls	How Organizations Create Social Value A recent study on the factors that contribute to successful high-performance social enterprises finds a connection between enterprises that link economic value with social value.
Foundation News & Commentary Jul/Aug 2005 Hechinger & Bobowick	Governance Matters The 12 principles of governance share some common denominators and enable the board to operate at an exceptional level.
CIO July 1, 2001 Christopher Hoenig	Don't Be a Stranger Whether you work for a private, public or nonprofit organization, you can learn a lot from your peers in other sectors. Future leaders will be judged on how well they can tap all three sectors to achieve organizational goals.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004	For Nonprofits, "It's a How Crisis" Professor and author Paul Light says the biggest problem is underinvestment in infrastructure, which leads to more inefficiency at nonprofits.
AFP eWire February 23, 2009	Lasting Impression: Moving Your Brand Beyond Logos and Letterhead An effective brand is inspiring and unique to your mission. If properly developed, it has value far beyond marketing, guiding mission-based services, communications outreach and development activities.
Job Journal November 23, 2008 Shelly Cryer	A New Day in the Nonprofit Sector The dynamic, evolving, and rapidly expanding nonprofit sector offers abundant career opportunities -- and plenty of jobs providing a livable salary.
AFP eWire May 17, 2004	Report Reveals What Grantees Value in Foundations A new report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy has identified several key areas that charity grantees most value in the foundations that fund their programs.
HBS Working Knowledge March 14, 2005 Manda Salls	The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands Coca-Cola, move over. Many of the world's best-known brands belong to nonprofits, but the brand management issues these organizations face can be quite different.
AFP eWire May 5, 2006	Best Practices in Nonprofit Board Governance in Canada The first national study of Canadian nonprofit boards of directors provides an overview of current practices and identifies key strategies in creating a fully engaged board.
HBS Working Knowledge April 21, 2011 Carmen Nobel	Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing In order to garner the capital necessary to foot the bill for social change, nonprofits need to think less about traditional grants and more in terms of innovation -- and so do the organizations that fund them.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Kathleen P. Enright	Philanthropy's Greatest Asset Grantmakers' success depends on the performance of nonprofit leaders. Committed people are at the heart of every innovation and every bit of progress the nonprofit sector makes.
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2005 Wing et al.	Paying for Not Paying for Overhead Many nonprofits are sacrificing organizational infrastructure needs to tell foundations what they want to hear about overhead costs.
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Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2004 Lee Draper	Achieving Impact Without Giving Cash Grantmakers are trying to stretch dollars, but there are limits to their budgets' elasticity. How can we achieve broader impact with limited dollars?
AFP eWire March 27, 2006	Nonprofit Executives Burning Out, Planning to Leave Jobs A survey of almost 2,000 nonprofit executives found that 75 percent are planning on leaving their jobs within five years, while another 10 percent are already in the process of switching job.
AFP eWire September 1, 2009	The Vicious Cycle of Low Overhead Nonprofit leaders say it's time to break the cycle of unrealistic expectations for overhead spending.
Entrepreneur December 2006 Carol Tice	Making a Difference If you have a passion for a cause, starting a nonprofit could be for you.
Fast Company March 1, 2007 Bill Breen	Q&A: Pierre Omidyar - Empower Seller Pierre Omidyar's network funds both nonprofits and for-profits. No matter, as long as they do good.
Job Journal November 30, 2008	First Steps on a Nonprofit Career Path Inside insights on how to be in the right place at the right cause.
AFP eWire October 20, 2008	AFP Think Tank Addresses Leadership, Governance and Giving How do nonprofits convey to the public that they are accountable and diligent with funds?
HBS Working Knowledge May 16, 2005 Martha Lagace	Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow How can a nonprofit increase its social impact? Many would say it needs to grow big to be strong. Instead, the answer could be in the power of strategic networks.
AFP eWire September 16, 2015 Ingersoll & Gamble	Five Steps to Stronger Succession Plans in Nonprofits The departure of long-time leaders, especially founder/CEOS, is particularly challenging in the nonprofit sector.
AFP eWire November 20, 2006	Accountability, Impact Build Trust in Nonprofits for Wealthy Donors Providing evidence of what their contributions have accomplished and abiding by high levels of accountability are the two critical ways that nonprofits can build trust, especially for wealthy donors, according to a new survey.
AFP eWire March 14, 2005	Website Back to Basics: Core Content Think a solid, interactive and even innovative website is just for the bigger charities? Think again. Here begins a five-part series on how smaller and mid-size organizations can get back to website basics and develop sites that resonate with donors.
CRM February 2010 Jessica Tsai	Helping Hands The nonprofit sector needs CRM more than it knows, but its relationships are with donors, members, or activists - and technology is rarely a cause worth fighting for. Will the low cost of on-demand solutions finally allow nonprofits to embrace CRM?
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2005 Lee Draper	Managing Expectations, Coping With Realities Newcomers to philanthropy often find acclimation difficult. Here, ten interviewees discuss their beginnings and offer recommendations from their experience.
Financial Planning March 1, 2007 David A. Twibell	Helping Nonprofits Profit Small and midsize nonprofit organizations can be great clients for financial advisors, but understanding their unique needs is critical to success.
HBS Working Knowledge March 29, 2004 Manda Salls	HBS Celebrates Social Enterprise Initiative On the eve of the Social Enterprise Initiative's 10th anniversary, Harvard professor James E. Austin talks about bringing social enterprise to the forefront of business education.
AFP eWire January 22, 2014	A New Brand Management Mindset Julia Shepard Stenzel and Nathalie Laidler-Kylander are co-authors of The Brand IDEA: Managing Nonprofit Brands with Integrity, Democracy, and Affinity.
AFP eWire November 3, 2008	Members Share Insights on Nonprofit CEO Salaries Readers think nonprofit CEOs are not paid too much.
AFP eWire April 25, 2005	Nonprofit Sector is an Economic Force in Massachusetts The State's nonprofit sector generates about $50 billion in salaries, goods, services and expenditures for the state, according to a recent study.
Financial Planning August 1, 2013 John J. Bowen, Jr.	Make Big Changes: 4 Clear Steps Some advisors are great at strategic planning for others, but never plot out an ideal future for themselves.
HBS Working Knowledge October 6, 2003 Carla Tishler	The Growth of the Social Enterprise To branch or affiliate? Different organizational structures have different strategic implications for nonprofit expansion, say Harvard's Jane Wei-Skillern and Duke-based colleague Beth Battle Anderson.