Establishing a Non-Profit Member List

A strong donor base is the life's blood of any non-profit organization. Having a list of members that contribute to your organization on a regular basis will not only keep your non-profit solvent, but keep it thriving.

Use Marketing To Grow Your Non-Profit

A business is only as good as its marketing-your non-profit can have the noblest aspirations in the world, but if no one knows about who you are and what you're trying to do, they won't be able to help. That is why it is essential that any non-profit develop a well-thought-out marketing strategy.

Assumptions About Church Building Lead to Costly Mistakes

When beginning a church construction process, there are a lot of details to consider. Paying attention to the little things will ensure that your project is successful.

Designing a Master Plan for Your Church Design

Every church design project should have a master plan that takes into account land use issues as well as the future growth and use of the church buildings. Here are the basics of designing a church master plan.

Why You Need a Master Plan for your Church Project

On the surface, a church construction project may seem like a simple thing, but just like any other development, there are rules and regulations that must be followed. A master plan will ensure your church building process goes smoothly.

What Every Pastor Should Know Before Building a New Church

When you start thinking about a new church construction project, you're sure to be excited by how you will use the new building. But don't get too swept up in fantasy to forget about the reality of regulations and legalities that must be met by your church building.

Nonprofits Need An Email Marketing Strategy

Consider that there is an estimated 97 million people within the United States and Canada have access to the internet- which is about 30 percent of the total population. Almost everyone with a computer and internet access has an email account, and yet, many non-profit organizations do not make it part of their marketing strategy to collect email addresses from their members, donors, or activists! Most non-profit or conservation organizations have attracted a large group of people who believe in the cause of the organization enough to become dues-paying members or otherwise support the issues.

Eleemosynaries? CEOs All In

CEOs and Business Owners in Wisconsin are active Eleemosynaries; their employees, too

Nonprofit Donations And How You Can Benefit From Free Money!

Nonprofit donations present a challenge to both collectors, and benefactors - recipients. This article presents some fundamental questions and answers facing Americans today.

Some Tips for Unique Community Fund Raising Ideas

Thinking up some unique community fund raising ideas can be both complicated and exciting. This is because fundraising ideas can make your funraising activites more pleasurable as well as profitable.

CEOs Active Philanthropists Part One

As we enter The Philanthropic Quarter (the last quarter of the year when your favorite charity is thinking they'll finish Strong) what are CEOs and Business Owners thinking about Philanthrophy?

Non-Profit Communication and Promotion Strategy - Using a Communications Coordinator

Montreal's Old Brewery Mission took over a century to hire their first Communications Coordinator. Now, in this interview, Christian Durand talks about how he is making up for lost time.

7 Key Steps to Powerful Membership Databases!

In today's fast moving world, volunteers of non-profit organizations are finding that they have less time to sit on Management Boards. This article looks at the time saving benefits of having membership databases set up correctly.

Give More Of Yourself and You Will Receive More

The bible verse that instructs us to give and ye shall receive is a dynamic force in the earth. If you want to learn how to increase your quality of life, I recommend you read this article.

Volunteering in Community Kitchens

The importance of organizations that have supported volunteering can never be overemphasized, as they represent a very significant contribution to the society. Volunteer work could be done for almost every organization, an example of which would in community kitchens.

Why Aligning Your Business with Charity is Important

Why align business with charity? Here are the top reasons why. It is true that in a business, big or small, nothing transpires unless a sale is made. This is why marketing plays such a big role in business.

Gauging Your Financial Strength - How Strong is Your Not-for-Profit?

A good strong financial position is the backbone of any well-run organization. Without a consistent flow of cash and income in and out of the company it would difficult for it to continue operating in one form or another.

Should Nonprofits Increase Their Focus On Advocacy?

The explosive growth of nonprofit advocacy and public policy groups in the last thirty years has coincided with the expansion of government. There are currently more than 1000 nonprofit organizations classified by the IRS as working to change public opinion and public policy.

Ready, Set, Go - 10 Tips For Getting Your Nonprofit Off To A Great Start

Have an idea for a great nonprofit? To ensure your venture's success, you need to do the same research required for starting a for-profit company. To help you get started, here are 10 tips to help you answer the basic questions who, what, when, where, why, and how.

7 Key Steps To Making Life For Non-Profit Board Members Easier!

Becoming a new Board Member of a non-profit organization can sometimes be an absolute nightmare! This article looks at some of the key problems that non-profit organizations face with membership communication and succession planning and how they can use handy applications to solve some of these problems.

Non-Profit Technology - 5 Signs Your Non-Profit Needs Technical Help

When your plumbing is in need of repair, chances are you don't call your family doctor- you call a plumber, right?! It wouldn't make sense to call the doctor to fix your plumbing, but many non-profit organizations are doing just that when dealing with their technology requirements.

Deliver 20 Times More Nonprofit Benefits With the Same Resources

Nonprofit organizations can deliver more benefits to beneficiaries when they improve their cost effectiveness in serving more beneficiaries by reducing both the costs to the organization and to the beneficiaries. This article has three examples of changing a nonprofit organization's business model to show how this can be accomplished.

Tips for Managing Your Small Non-Profit Organization

Many people are involved with helping small, non-profit organizations, in a variety of roles. Organizations range from semi-organized children's sports teams, to local chapters of professional societies, to well-established charitable service providers. The range of organization and management varies as well, from seat-of-the-pants, one or two people overwhelmed from doing the bulk of the work, to professionally managed with paid staff, and everything in between. Here are some tips to help you and your organization become more effective and successful.

Can Associations Serve the Industry, and its Members?

Trade associations and professional societies that primarily focus on legislative matters can run the risk of neglecting its membership. Does that mean that focusing on influencing politicians is a bad thing? Not as long as the organization's members don't get left behind. Unfortunately, this is just what happens, much too frequently.

Why You Should Volunteer At Your Local School

If you have never considered volunteering in your local school then you should because it can make a huge difference in the lives of the children, it can be very beneficial to your community, and it can be good for you as well. Just a few hours a month can make a big difference in the lives of others as well as your own.

Being a Hospital Volunteer

Most hospital volunteers do their work without receiving any kind of regular salary. They work in different health care settings and would usually be under a nurse's supervision. A lot of hospitals have their volunteers trained and supervised through auxiliaries, which are special non-profit organizations. Directors of these auxiliaries would usually be paid hospital employees.