nonprofits

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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…