Our team is comprised of experienced nonprofit leaders, which means that they have seen plenty of organizational dynamics first-hand and have access to a wide network of nonprofit connections with their own experiences as well. One unifying theme across what they have faced themselves and heard from others is the risk of burnout that nonprofit […]
Nonprofit retention is a hot topic right now, and with good reason! Current nonprofit employment data tells us that voluntary turnover for nonprofit employees is at 19%, compared to a national average of 12% for the entire US labor market. And while this is across all levels of nonprofit employees, we have all witnessed that burnout at […]
Typically, calculating ROI for a nonprofit is a strictly dollars and cents discussion. It focuses on how much it costs to raise money and run programs and compares that data to the organization’s offerings to assess effectiveness. Sure, selecting the right Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track and calculating returns on fundraising efforts are important. However, they […]
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As Executive Directors and Board Presidents we have had plenty of experiences with nonprofit boards that work well… and those that don’t. And what we’ve discovered is that you can often learn more from instances where boards are failing than you can from those rare examples of near perfect board synergy. So, today we are going […]
At a recent Valtas team meeting we discussed an important topic – the generational differences we’re seeing in the workplace and the impact each generation is having on the nonprofit world. The goal was to understand what’s important to employees at various stages of their lives and careers so that we can lead better and […]
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An opinion piece by Dave Lenox on how to get things done in the world of nonprofits Over the years of working in the nonprofit sector and as a schoolteacher I always felt as if I was on a mission. I did what I did because there were wrongs in the world that needed to […]
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Nonprofit marketing is intended to drive awareness around a particular organization, its mission, and the ways in which it achieves its mission through programs and other offerings. This awareness can foster community support, recruit volunteers, generate donations, and attract passionate staff. In short, nonprofit marketing materials are responsible for weaving together the strands necessary to […]
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According to employment data from the National Council of Nonprofits, 34% of nonprofit organizations have a job vacancy rate of 10-19%, 26% have a vacancy rate of 20-29%, and 16% have a vacancy rate of 30% or higher. That means that less than a quarter of nonprofits have a job vacancy rate of under 10%, which […]
Recently, we put together a resource on how to avoid mission creep to equip nonprofit leaders to make better strategic decisions for the health of their organizations. It outlined the dangers of mission creep and provided four key approaches for avoiding it as opportunities arise to partner with other organizations and expand their focus areas. And while […]
We’ve all been there – an idea seems like a good one… until it isn’t. What starts out as a brilliant idea for collaboration or branching out turns into a huge time and resource suck, stretching staff too thin and requiring money and support that your organization doesn’t have. The next thing you know, your […]