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Direct Mail: How to Make Them Take Notice

We all know how much of our personal mail ends up in the circular file. Don't let your direct mail end up there. Learn how to make them take notice.

Marketing/Communications

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Nonprofit Bylaws

One way to lock DEI in as a core value of an organization is to include DEI principles and language into an organization’s Bylaws. This article...

Template/Sample

Boardroom Agendas that Inspire Strategy

Do your board meetings feel like a presentation of reports or a strategic discussion? Make sure your agenda sets the stage to best utilize the skills...

Keys to Effective Board Meetings

Review this quick checklist to determine if your board meetings are structured for effectiveness.

Five Internal Controls for the Very Small Nonprofit

Internal controls can be difficult to implement in the smallest of organizations. This article from Blue Avocado offers a list of suggested controls...

When in Crisis, What Should Boards Do?

This article from Nonprofit Quarterly offers suggestions for board members facing a crisis.

Template/Sample

Advisory Board Member Job Description Template

Adapt this template for an Advisory Board member for your organization.

Sample Implementation Plan

Healthy Eating Active Living NH shared their implementation work plan for their strategic plan.

Management & Operations

Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 Report

The Arts & Economyc Prosperity 5 report highlights the economic contributions of arts and culture nonprofits throughout the country.

Advocacy/Public Policy

8 Mistakes That Even Good Boards Make

This straightforward article from Anne Wallestad, President and CEO of BoardSource is a must-read for even the best of boards.

Ethics and Nonprofits

This article from Stanford Social Innovation Review examines the factors that influence moral conduct, the ethical issues that arise specifically in...

How to Approach a Proposed Merger of Nonprofits

Don Crandlemire, shareholder at the law firm Shaheen & Gordon, wrote this article for NH Business Review on the difficulty of nonprofit mergers and...

Management & Operations