This link, to the “6 Stages Of Data Maturity” by The Nonprofit Times, presents 6 stages of progress related to data gathering and utilizing the data to make tactical decisions in a nonprofit. A maturity model addresses how organizations can … Continue reading
Earlier in the semester we discussed the role of stakeholders in a nonprofit and how they can influence and shape the activities of the organization. We spoke about gathering feedback from the intended beneficiaries of these programs to learn about … Continue reading
In the Ted Talk: How Great Leaders Inspire Action, Simon Sinek explains his research on what makes some people and brands more successful. He suggests that communicating the “why” related to a service or product provided, in any industry, is … Continue reading
The Strategic Planning in Nonprofits (SPiN) Cycle is an interactive graph created by the Washington Nonprofit Institute that provides guidance for nonprofits to prepare, implement and evaluate their strategic plan. The Institute suggests that nonprofits go through this procedure every … Continue reading
The role of a nonprofit board is to provide generative and structural guidance. The board determines the mission and purpose of the organization as well as oversees its financial operations. The assigned reading this week, “Mission Driven Governance” describes a … Continue reading
This article, “The New Work of the Nonprofit Board” is similar to this week’s readings, as it discusses the conventional role of the board and the executives within a nonprofit and the types of changes that could be implemented to … Continue reading
When I read the article about Oprah’s school, I initially thought if I had the money to support a school like this, would I want someone to question my motives or provide input on what they thought was better? I … Continue reading
The article, “How Think Tanks Amplify Corporate America’s Influence,” discusses the evolving role of corporate funding in think tanks; advancing government policies and agendas that are favorable to their financial and sociopolitical interests. Think tanks are defined as non-profit research … Continue reading
Working in the finance department of a non-profit hospital, my understanding of what it meant to be a non-profit organization was mostly reliant on financial statements and the ways in which the hospital reinvested its profit. We have quarterly finance … Continue reading
In class, we briefly discussed the relationship between governments and non-profits. Often times, government cuts to Medicaid and other financial assistance programs often lead to gaps in social services; these gaps are then filled in by the non-profit sector. In … Continue reading