ED Reality & Support
ED Reality & Support
Straight-talk guidance for nonprofit executive directors about role reality and coaching support
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ED Reality & Support
Nonprofit Grant Management: When a Restricted Grant Costs More Than It Brings
Nonprofit grant management from the decision to apply through closeout: the five stages, how to track restricted grant spending, a…
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Nonprofit Financial Sustainability: Breaking the Starvation Cycle
What nonprofit financial sustainability takes: the full cost of each program, revenue you can count on, reserves for shocks, and…
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Nonprofit Reserve Fund Policy: How Much to Hold and How to Start
How much a nonprofit should hold in reserve, how to start in a deficit year, and what a board-approved reserve…
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Nonprofit Fund Accounting Explained for Executive Directors
Nonprofit fund accounting for the executive director who signs the payroll: the two net asset classes under the 2016 standard,…
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Nonprofit Vision Statement Examples and How to Write Your Own
A nonprofit vision statement names the future your work is for. Nine examples, quoted from each organization's own site and…
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Nonprofit Scenario Planning: Budget Cases, Trigger Points and the Human Scenarios Most Plans Skip
A step-by-step guide to nonprofit scenario planning for a small organization: three budget cases with a worked example, trigger points…
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Change Management for Nonprofits: Leading People Through New Systems and AI
A change management process for small nonprofits with no change manager: three models cut to size, five rollout steps, technology…
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Nonprofit SWOT Analysis: How to Run One That Leads to Decisions
A nonprofit SWOT analysis is worth running only if it ends in decisions. Who to invite, a five-step session, a…
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Nonprofit Leadership Challenges: The Hardest Parts of the Job and What Helps
The top nonprofit leadership challenges, from unstable funding and board strain to isolation and succession, each with a dated sector…
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Nonprofit Program Evaluation: A Small-Team Guide With a Free Template
How to evaluate a nonprofit program without an evaluator: the difference between outputs and outcomes, six steps scaled for a…
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