Philanthropy Journal - Management/Leadership Articles

Growing into financial security

Elizabeth Floyd — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:20:39 -0400

This is the second in a three-part resource series from PJ on grassroots transitions.

Starting an endowment

Elizabeth Floyd — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:43:36 -0400

An endowment can be a long-term financial safety net to help nonprofits manage costs when annual giving is down, but it shouldn’t be a rainy-day fund.

Maintaining mission in transition

Elizabeth Floyd — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:34:33 -0400

This is the first in a three-part resource series from PJ on grassroots transitions.

Assessing growth potential

Elizabeth Floyd — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:26:24 -0400

While realizing the potential for growth is organization-specific, a few basic steps can help a nonprofit assess whether and how to expand its reach, this Bridgespan case study says.

When founders say goodbye

Elizabeth Floyd — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:19:37 -0400

Knowing when to let go of an organization can be among a founder's toughest tasks.

Getting through growing pains

Elizabeth Floyd — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:13:58 -0400

Community foundation president Andrea Bazán offers tips for maintaining mission and passion in a growing nonprofit.

Setting up a fundraising foundation

Elizabeth Floyd — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:53:56 -0400

Lawyer David Ormstedt runs through the pros and cons of setting up a separate foundation to finance your nonprofit.

Managing tomorrow’s nonprofit leaders

Elizabeth Floyd — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:04:52 -0400

Leadership coach James Boyle outlines principles for holding on to promising junior staffers.

Mission-related investing

Elizabeth Floyd — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:01:54 -0400

Two guides tackle the basics and the intermediates of mission-related investing, or investing assets to achieve both social and financial returns.

Up next: Leadership generation gap

Elizabeth Floyd — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:12:05 -0400

Lately the media has been full of worries about the next generation of nonprofit leaders, but experts have known about the impending crisis for years.