by Funding For Good | Oct 14, 2022 | Leadership and Boards
Recently a program director reached out to Funding for Good to ask, “What can I give to our organization’s volunteers to encourage them to come back?” She was confused about why even the most promising volunteers tended to disengage after a few months. Desperate to... 
by Guest Author | Oct 6, 2022 | Leadership and Boards
This article is by Val Parker of VP Solutions. Volunteers have lots of choices of where spend their most valuable possession…their time. With nearly 2 million nonprofits in the United States, the possibilities seem endless! Driven by passion, or peers, or a host of... 
by Funding For Good | Oct 21, 2020 | Strategic Planning
Have you thought about starting a nonprofit? Are you a nonprofit founder? Do you work in a nonprofit currently, or have you in the past? Lots of folks ponder starting a nonprofit at some point. Many of these well-intentioned folks even think that running a nonprofit... 
by Funding For Good | Aug 11, 2020 | Leadership and Boards
Let’s be honest for a minute. Bad volunteers DO exist, and nonprofits struggle to “fire” someone generous enough to work for free. (It is important to clarify that there are “bad volunteers,” and there are volunteers who are a “bad fit” for your organization.) Anyone... 
by Funding For Good | Apr 23, 2020 | Strategic Planning
A penny saved is a penny earned. Organizations are always making miracles happen on a shoe-string budget. So it is hard to imagine cutting costs at a Nonprofit even more. The best leaders understand that two things must happen to sustain a nonprofit: SAVING money and...
