We have worked with nonprofit Boards from the nonprofit management side, and from the Board member side, and one of the most often overlooked element of volunteer leadership is the Board orientation and training! Nonprofits seem to expect that because a Board member joins their organization, they will know all they need to about the…
Nonprofits are always vying for the attention of donors, particularly major donors, which is predominantly why donor recognition is a particularly saturated area. Standing out is a sure way to get noticed. Our favorite ways to recognize a donor and create a differentiated donor recognition program include one of two components – they’re either personalized…
Fundraising ratio, program ratio, percentage of every dollar spent on mission. You’ve heard them all tossed around during this time of ‘impactful philanthropy’ where we want to measure and evaluate all nonprofit numbers and determine who is doing the best job. But what do they mean? And do they matter? A fundraising efficiency ratio, often…
Many nonprofits often believe there’s an uptick in charitable giving around tax season: individuals do their taxes, realize that they didn’t make as many charitable donations as would be beneficial to their taxes, and remedy that for the following year. But study after study show, that tax reasons are not why donors give. Here are…
Starfish Impact is sharing a list of nonprofit resources that we think you should know about. From services to programs, each of these allow nonprofits to do more for less! If you have not come across Tech Soup yet, you are missing out! They provide nonprofits with all things tech – from licenses of Microsoft…
Starfish Impact is thrilled to share this guest post on interim placement from Mickie Faris, a seasoned leader in the nonprofit space. Below, she shares some insight on the value of investing in an Interim Executive Director or Chief Executive Officer during a transition period. All nonprofits will at some point experience a change…