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January 2012


How Well Are You Handling Risk In Your Nonprofit Organization by Norman Olshansky, President, NFP Consulting Resources  

What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You! by Brad G. Storey, MSW, Director, Risk Management Division, Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc.  

More Nonprofits Opting Out of State Unemployment Tax System by Unemployment Services Trust (UST) 

Does Your Agency Have A Social Media Policy by Chapman-Insurance for Nonprofits 

Why Safety Training Is Important in the Workplace by Angelia Hopson, Diversified Risk Management, Inc.  

The Complex World of Human Resources...Why Ignorance Isn't Bliss by Laura DiPersia, MHR, Capability Company

Lessons from Penn State by Barbara Paynter and Bruce Hennes, Hennes Paynter Communications



December 2011

Donor Recognition Event By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE, Capital Venture

Recognition - An Investment in Today and Tomorrow by John Barber, CHH Engraving

Recognize Your Donors Again and Again by Michael A. Sand, Sand Associates

Are You Asking For More When They've Given Enough?, Radio Interview by Tony Martignetti, Nonprofit Radio

Back to School: A Return to the ABCs of Major Gift Fundraising by Emily Espenshade, Capability Company

Donor Cultivation on a Budget by Lorri Greif, Breakthrough Philanthropy

Volunteer involvement inspires investment by Timi Paccioretti, Little Green Light Donor Management

Acknowledging Your Most Loyal Donors, Kari Ann Kiel, Dojiggy



November 2011


Chairing A Search Committee by Sherry Heuser, Capability Company

Empowerment...the best management experience I ever had by Linda Ridge, OnPoint Solutions

Investing in Your Development Staff by Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE, Capital Venture

Using an Interim  by Katha Kissman, Interim Leadership and Nonprofit Organizational Development Consulting

Care and Feeding of Excellent Employees by Michael A. Sand, Sand Associates

Who's in Charge of Your Career?  by Heather Burton, Nonprofit Solutions, Sage North America

Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio: attracting, hiring, training, motivating, retaining and dismissing employees

How to Hire for Social Media Management by Maddie Grant, SocialFish

Encouraging Employee Excellence by Kayte Connelly, Best Principled Solutions

Using Employee Attitude Surveys to Boost Morale, Productivity, and Retention by Sheri Chaney Jones, Measurement Resources Company

 

 

  October 2011

 

Entrepreneurs in the Volunteer Corps: Building Capacity as Nonprofit Organizations Answer the Call to Serve by Jennifer Rackow and Jill Fixler, JFFixler Group

Hiring Effective Volunteers by Michael A. Sand, Sand Associates

The Value of Engaging Your Volunteers by Carrie Gray, Capability Company

Your only job with volunteers is to make them successful by Susan Black, Allene Professional Fundraising

Should Volunteers Do Data Entry? Cheryl Weissman, CJW Consulting and Services

Questions About Volunteers at a Gala by Kayte Connelly, Best Principled Solutions

Volunteerism is all about the experience by Linda C. Ridge, OnPoint Solutions, Inc.


September 2011


All the More Reason for Nonprofits to Collaborate by Terrie Temkin, CoreStrategies For Nonprofits
 
A Suggested Model for Multi Organization Collaborations By Norman Olshansky Co-Editor and Contributing Author: "You and Your Nonprofit": Published by CharityChannel Press

If We Could Build the Nonprofit Sector from Scratch, What Would It Look Like? John Brothers, Cuidiu Consulting and senior fellow at the Support Center for Nonprofit Management
 
Collaboration and Strategic Alliances by The Center for Nonprofit Excellence
 
The Value of Mergers and Collaborations by Theresa Dear, HR4NON-PROFITS
 
Forming Community Coalitions That Work by Michael A. Sand, Sand Associates

 

August 2011


Large Gifts are Not Just for Bricks and Mortar by Gayle Gifford, Cause & Effect

The Planned Giving Advisory Council: Get Yourself Some Help by Lorri Greif, Breakthrough Philanthropy

We're Small. Can We Really Launch a Major Gifts Program? by Diane Remin, MajorDonors.com

Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio Presentation: Bequests are the bedrock of every Planned Giving program

Planning for Giving by Michael A. Sand, Sand Associates

Building an Endowment for Your Organzation, Power Point Presentation By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE, Capital Venture

The Data (and Donations) are in the Details by Cindy Bergvall, CPA of Bee, Bergvall & Co. and the Bucks County Center for Nonprofit Management


June 2011


So You are Thinking About Starting a New Nonprofit? by Renee Steffen, Center for Nonprofit Excellence

Eight Pieces of Advice for Nonprofit Start-ups By Chataun Denis, Grant Source

How to Incorporate in Massachusetts by Nonprofit Capital ManagementNonprofit Capital Management

Managing Information For a New Nonprofit by Cheryl Weissman, CJW Consulting and Services

Some Thoughts on Start Ups and Mergers by Michael Sand, Sand Associates

Nonprofit Mergers, can be helpful, not for everybody by Suzanne V. Benoit, LCSW, SPHR, Benoit Consulting

Always ask WHY? .... Before thinking of starting a new business by Deborah Stanley, President/Senior Consultant, The NonProfit Resource Group

Example of a merger of two Vermont nonprofits from Common Good Vermont

 

 

May 2011


Steps to Creating a More Eco-friendly Fundraising Campaign by Kari Ann Kiel, DoJiggy

Green Event-Planning for Your Charitable Nonprofit: How to respect the environment when planning your nonprofit's special events or meetings by Ilona Bray, JD, for Nolo   (Reprinted with permission from the publisher, Nolo, Copyright 2010

For Earth Day: 17 Things We Do to Live a Little Greener, Gayle Gifford, Cause & Effect

"Nonprofit Guide to Going Green" by Ted Hart, Adrienne D. Capps, Matthew Bauer - John Wiley & Sons (2009) recommended by Robert L. Weiner

 

 

April 2011


Demystifying Credit Card Processing for Nonprofits by DonorPerfect

Spring Cleaning Your Organization's Website by Jenny Kearney, Capability Company

Back Away from That Spreadsheet: Why Excel Isn't A Donor Database by Robert L. Weiner. Robert L. Weiner Consulting

Training For Nonprofits: Using Technology Today by Mary M. Rydesky, Transition Management

Best Practice in IT Planning for Executives of Nonprofit Agencies by Tim Clark, Vertex Systems

A Video from Team Ra Ras Kicks Breast Cancer from Jeanette Stephens-El of Raining Deer

Six Principles of Social Media Behavior by Taylor Ellwood, Imagine Your Reality

A Smart Phone Ap for Your Nonprofit, Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio

Achieving Excellence With Data, Sheri Chaney Jones, Measurement Resources

 

March 2011:


Unraveling Diversity Management: A Practitioners Road Map to Doing It Right by Gladis Benavides, Benavides Enterprises, Inc

Sexism Confirmed by Tony Martignetti, Tony Martignetti Planned Giving Advisors

System Wide Governance for Community Empowerment by Judith Freiwirth of Nonprofit Solutions Associates and Maria Elena Letona (originally printed in The Nonprofit Quarterly)

Celebrating Diversity by Michael Sand, Sand Associates

 

February 2011:


A Diagnostic Model For Assessing Nonprofits And Their Organizational Effectiveness by Tim Lannan, M.S.O.D.

Reinvention and Change: Essential For Positive Organizations by Michael A. Sand, Sand and Associates

Destined for success or failure?  Why goals are not enough by Sheri Jones, Measure Resources Company

Estimating the Costs for Change by Kayte Connelly of Best Principled Solutions

Creatures of Habit? Shake It Up by Steven Smith of It's The Results

Succession Planning for Nonprofit Boards by Susan Griffin, Center for Nonprofit Excellence

10 Simple Things You Can Implement Now to Strengthen Your Nonprofit Board by Elizabeth Vibber, MS, Strategic Consultant, Bucks County Center for Nonprofit Management

Video Interview with Chris Forbes on Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio


November 2010:


Theme: Whistle While We Work: Jobs in the Nonprofit Sector

Nonprofit Employment: Same Universe, Worlds Apart by Patricia Duarte, Decision Insight, Inc.

Basics of the Nonprofit Job Hunt by Sherry Heuser, Capability Company

How To Start Your Fundraising Career at a Regional AFP, CASE or AHP Conference by Matt Hugg, Fundraising Talent

Why Nonprofit Executives Leave, And How to Keep Them by Molly Brennan, Koya Consulting

Wayfinding: The Art of Navigating Your Career by Dan King, Career Planning and Management, Inc. 

9 Tips to Improve Your Networking Skills by Renee Alfieri, Empowering Inquiry

Working in the Nonprofit Sector:  How Can We Whistle More While We Work? by Michael A. Sand, Sand Associates 

 

 

October 2010:


Theme: How Special Are Your Special Events?

How FUN Are Your Special Events? by Jean Block, Jean Block Consulting

Ghoulies, and Ghosties and Long-legged Beasties: Keeping Your Head While Planning Special Events, Susan Black, CFRE, Principal, Allene Professional Fundraising

When Special Events Are Not Special by Michael A. Sand, Sand Associates

Extend the Reach of Your Event Fundraising Campaign with Online Fundraising Software by DoJiggy

What Could Possibly Go Wrong? 50 Plus Questions for Your Special Event by Kayte Connelly, CCT, Best Principled Solutions

“How Special Are Your Special Events?” 5 Ways to pump up your event online! By Sarah Frank, Karma411

Position Sponsorships as a Marketing Vehicle by Deborah Spector, Creative Solutions & Innovations

 

September 2010:


Theme: Mediating Social Media

Kayte Connelly ~10 Vital Questions When Planning for Social Networking

Sage Nonprofit Solutions ~ Five Myths of Online Fundraising

Nolo ~ Employee Posts on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and Blogs  Reprinted with permission from the publisher, Nolo, copyright 2008, http://www.nolo.com

Social Fish ~ 100 Ways to Measure Social Media by Maddie Grant

Karma411 ~ Connecting With Your Donors in the Age of Social Media by Sarah Frank

 

August 2010:


 Hide and Seek: Identifying and Cultivating Donors

Laurence A Pagnoni

Linda Lysakowski

Sharon Mikrut

Michael Sand

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