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.