Nonprofit Everything

Happy July! This week we learn how many board meetings is too many, the fundraising value of carpet, and how to not be the person responsible for providing coffee for the entire board every month. Stacey rants about committee members, Andy rants about broken spreadsheets, and one of our listeners rants about their board chair. Topics: Does a nice building inhibit fundraising? Board committees Balancing programs and funding Grant rejections Getting quorum Mentioned this week: The Alliance for Nevada Nonprofits BoardSource The BoardSource Committee Book Series Starbucks mobile ordering Consent agenda Ask us a question

This week we find out what the heck GDPR is and why we should care, and we get some advice from Mary Beth Hartleb from Prism Global Management Group on how to hire good employees. Stacey shares why never to work for a nonprofit that doesn’t have insurance, and we talk about whether or not to share the budget details with staff. Topics: GDPR and privacy Hiring well and checking references Board insurance Sharing the budget with staff Mentioned this week: The Alliance for Nevada Nonprofits Global Data Protection Regulations Prism Global Management Group The Nonprofit Risk Management Center Open Book Management

This week, we’re tackling the most frequently asked nonprofit questions, like the old familiar one, “how do you auction a horse?” We find out whether or not you need to file a form 990 if you have no assets or revenue, whether it’s kosher for nonprofits to pay bonuses, and how to deal with the worst possible silent auction donation items. Stacey and Andy dispense even more career advice (this is starting to become a theme), and answer the age old question, “if a tree falls in the forest, will the IRS hear it.” Topics: The Form 990-EZ and 990-N Bonuses For profit/nonprofit hybrids Career advice for a 25 year old executive director Silent auctions Mentioned this week: Alliance for Nevada Nonprofits Nonprofit Salary Survey Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) The IRS Form 990-N

You’ve discovered the premiere episode of Nonprofit Everything, a podcast about everything nonprofit, presented by the Alliance for Nevada Nonprofits. Join us as we begin our journey answering a handful of questions every couple of weeks, roping in experts whenever we don’t know the answer. For this very special first episode, your co-hosts Stacey Wedding and Andy Schuricht tackle four questions about advisory boards, the never-ending war between marketing and fundraising, the connotations of the word “foundation”, and some nonprofit career advice! In this episode, we find out how to determine the appropriate size of a board of directors, why “advisory board” makes both Andy and Stacey grumpy, and how to create a cohesive marketing/fundraising team. And Stacey gives some really good advice about why you shouldn’t change your nonprofit’s name to include the word “foundation.” We also give a young nonprofit executive some career advice and salary negotiation tips! Mentioned this week: Alliance for Nevada Nonprofits Nonprofit Salary Survey Ask us a question