by Tom Okarma | Dec 4, 2019 | Blog, Fundraising, Nonprofit Data
I recently read an article about giving trends in Giving USA stating that 2018 donations fell by an inflation-adjusted 1.7% over 2017. Without a doubt, $427.71 billion is still a whole lot of money for charity. However, no one wants to see backsliding in our levels of...
by Tom Okarma | Jul 26, 2018 | Blog, Board Development, Leadership, Nonprofit Data
As a nonprofit leader, your attention is drawn in many different directions in the course of a week, sometimes, all at once. You are responsible to look into the future to ensure the agency is headed in the right direction. You also need to look internally to...
by Tom Okarma | May 17, 2018 | Featured, Leadership, Nonprofit Data, Productivity
Embracing The Change There is a lot of change coming to the nonprofit world. Boards, leaders, staff, and volunteers need to face and process emerging nonprofit trends, all while still serving their clients. The good news: all of these changes have the capacity to...
by Tom Okarma | Nov 14, 2017 | Board Development, Fundraising, Leadership, Nonprofit Data
As Nonprofit leaders, it can sometimes feel like we are facing a never ending barrage of important, agency-defining decisions needing our immediate attention. On a good day, this can be an exhilarating and rewarding process that fuels our passion and clarifies our...
by Tom Okarma | Nov 7, 2017 | Blog, Board Development, Fundraising, Leadership, Nonprofit Data
Bylaws are one of an agency’s most essential yet least understood documents. Along with the Mission, Vision and Values statements, bylaws describe the basic foundation for the entire agency. They define the agency’s purpose and crucial elements of its operation.Every...
by Tom Okarma | Oct 3, 2017 | Leadership, Nonprofit Data, Strategic Planning
Since 2014, we have seen the volunteer rate drop nearly 13%. Nearly 50% of nonprofit leaders report their organization has no strategic plan, yet nonprofit giving has increased over the last 4 years, and continues to grow. Nonprofit Trends 2017 — What do these...
