nonprofits
Veridian Credit Union seeks public nominations for $50,000 in Giving Tuesday donations
Veridian Credit Union will award $50,000 to five nonprofit organizations as part of its Giving Tuesday initiative, with the public invited to submit nominations through Nov. 9. The credit union will randomly select one nonprofit from each of its five…
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…
Four nonprofit agencies unite on building project
By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—With decreasing funding resources and an increasing need for services, four…
Orienting, engaging boards of directors
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial One of the responsibilities of a board of directors…
The unnatural focus on overhead costs in nonprofits
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial We’d never expect our public works departments to routinely…
Fundraising a fundamental board responsibility
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial The question I’m most frequently asked when working with…
Are you an engaged nonprofit board member?
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial One of the frequent concerns that I hear from…
Nonprofit board meetings need planning, discipline, reflection
By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial Nonprofit organizations often struggle with meeting attendance, complaints about…