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…
Nonprofit around the country have thrown themselves into social media while few foundations or their leaders have utilized these platforms. What’s the right amount? What organizations are best suited for social media and should yours start using it? A few things to consider first: Resources. As in any new initiative, communications or otherwise, you should…
Burnout is such a critical topic, that our strategies for preventing it have encompassed two posts. Below are additional strategies worth exploring to prevent burnout, which follows from the last post. Empower informal network building amongst employees. One of the best ways to create strong teams is to allow informal networks to develop. An easy way to empower…
Burnout is one of those topics that it seems like we talk about often, but at the same time, don’t seem to do much about. One of our theories? We’re always trying to stem burnout once its already happened. Our suggestion? Begin employing employee engagement strategies that encourage and help create safety nets to prevent…
Starfish Impact recently had the opportunity to talk with Pegine Grayson, Senior Vice President of Whittier Trust. We’re excited to share a snippet into some of the exciting things we talked about including trends in philanthropy and the next generation of philanthropists: Describe your role in philanthropy. As a Senior Vice President in Whittier Trust’s…
With the race to capitalize on year end giving well underway for most nonprofit executives, we thought we might take a few moments to highlight the valuable role of gratitude this holiday season. From working among driven colleagues and inspirational clients, to helping our nonprofit clients reach more individuals in need and grow their mission,…
With our increasingly globalized and interconnected communities, nonprofits are expected to be as diverse as the communities they serve. Not only can this be challenging to implement for an organization that has long-time conducted ‘business as usual’ but also there are many parts of your organization that should be diverse and inclusive that you might not…