nonprofits

Big Grove For Good provides $48,000 in grants to six nonprofits
Big Grove For Good, founded by Big Grove Brewery, has awarded $48,000 to six nonprofits in Johnson, Linn and Polk counties. Each selected nonprofit will receive $8,000 to advance its mission, ranging from affordable health care and trauma recovery services…
Avoiding issues over unrelated business income at nonprofits
By Jean Kruse/Guest Column The success of any nonprofit organization is in large part due…
Mistakes to avoid with nonprofit organizations
By Jean Kruse / Guest Column Designation as a nonprofit organization (NPO) does not mean…
Fundraising questions every board should ask
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Column Ensuring adequate resources for an organization is a board…
Address donor attrition to build financial sustainability
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Column Most nonprofit organizations are just wrapping up the busiest…
The board’s role in HR governance
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial Nonprofit boards take various approaches to the role they…
Corridor nonprofits team up to share space
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Colocation has become the trend for Corridor nonprofits, allowing them…

Governance, management and the area in between
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial As appealing as it is to think that there…
New resolutions for your nonprofit board
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial I’m not going to suggest that your board should…
Relationship between board, chief executive critical to group
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial The relationship between the board and its chief executive…
Performing an assessment
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial Most nonprofit organizations recognize that strengthening and building their…
Succession planning: Ensuring continuity during leadership changes
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial Developing a succession plan for an organization is a…
Defining the role of the board chair
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial High-functioning organizations have strong co-leadership between the executive director…
Philanthropy makes good business sense
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial Running and managing a nonprofit is a challenging proposition…
The importance of determining a nonprofit’s competitive advantage
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial Running and managing a nonprofit has a lot of…
The board and the budget
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial This is the time of year when many nonprofit…