14 Common Myths That Persist In The Nonprofit Sector
Forbes Leadership
MARCH 1, 2023
Though considerable information about how nonprofits operate is available, certain myths about the sector continue to circulate.
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Forbes Leadership
MARCH 1, 2023
Though considerable information about how nonprofits operate is available, certain myths about the sector continue to circulate.
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They could include an ad hoc role at a local university, creation and/or sponsorship of an employee resource group, engagement in a structured mentoring program or even a formal role at a community group, such as an advisory board member of a nonprofit organization. As an operator you have significant control.
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JANUARY 23, 2023
This confusion trickles down throughout the culture of the organization, muddying waters of the governance and operations structure and slowing down the decision-making process for both employees and volunteer leaders. This requires a better understanding and buy-in of the nonprofit culture (i.e.,
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Association Now Leadership
JANUARY 8, 2023
Because businesses have to dedicate more time to filling vacancies and training up new workers, operations are slower. That trend is happening in the nonprofit sector as well. The Times report noted that the trend has especially gummed up the gears in the service sector.
Peter Winick
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Peter Winick So talk to us a little bit about your journey as a thought leader, right, Because you’ve gone from executive, nonprofit, building movements, author, speaker, how does it all how is it all tied together for you? As you mentioned, I started a nonprofit to help kids become first generation college students.
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AUGUST 10, 2023
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Alison Green
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
A reader writes: I am the director of a nonprofit with a small team: I have five direct reports. We are a small nonprofit which has struggled financially, and we simply aren’t able to pay at the very top of the range for our staff (myself included). This post, how should I respond when employees complain about financial stress? ,
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His insights are tailored for middle management professionals tasked with organizing work for their teams, regardless of the industry they operate in. So if I think about nonprofits specifically, the first word that comes to mind, mind is not necessarily process, but a passion, right? And I’m exposed to their questions.
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APRIL 15, 2024
We are machine operators who happen to work with patients. Upgrading business flights and hotel rooms at my own expense I work for a nonprofit that requires a decent amount of travel. I’m still a student so I only work part-time until I graduate from my program. Nope, you’re fine. But upgrading your flight and room?
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APRIL 20, 2023
Perhaps a strategic advisor to a company in a related industry, or as an operating partner in a private equity firm that has portfolio companies in related industries. If you’re passionate about certain nonprofits and community imperatives, board service could be an option there—or some other type of greater involvement.
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AIHR
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Your employees can also sign up to volunteer for large nonprofits such as Habitat for Humanity , the Red Cross , or the United Nations. . Paper Airplanes , for example, is a nonprofit organization that provides conflict-affected individuals with online classes in English or programming. Voluntary Time Off vs. Volunteer Time Off.
Association Now Leadership
JUNE 26, 2022
Since the start of the pandemic, nonprofit boards have been busier than ever—more meetings, more Zoom calls. But whether the training is done through a formal certification or orientation program, Gleason said the goal should be to train volunteer leaders in how to work as a board, not school them in every operational challenge that arises.
Alison Green
AUGUST 30, 2022
Do you think this is still a thing when figuring out what roles at nonprofits should pay? It’s not a universal nonprofit thing by any means, but there are fields that are structured around the expectation that employees — especially junior ones— don’t need to earn a living wage because someone else helps support them.
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
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JULY 7, 2022
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Alison Green
JUNE 28, 2022
A reader writes: My boss, the executive director of a small nonprofit, is grossly incompetent. Your biggest problem is that you are working for a tiny organization led by a grossly incompetent manager ( tiny matters here because it means that his incompetence is going to deeply affect every aspect of how things operate).
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JUNE 9, 2023
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NOVEMBER 21, 2022
A reader writes: I’m a project manager at a nonprofit. We’re desperately understaffed, so I am wearing many hats right now, including in the general operations area. This post, my coworker wants me to do all the work he sends me ASAP, even when I have higher priorities , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager.
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AUGUST 24, 2023
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They can be used to buy inventory and equipment and to pay for daily operating expenses. Typically offered by nonprofits. loans to ensure that they can operate all year. Working capital loans operate differently.). They feature small amounts, usually less than $50,000, and low interest rates. Easy to qualify for.
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DECEMBER 22, 2022
But non-profits also operate on state, regional, and national scales, so don’t limit yourself only to what’s locally available. For example, LegalCORPS is a Minnesota non-profit that provides free legal assistance to “low-income entrepreneurs and innovators and small nonprofits in Minnesota.” Local non-profit organizations.
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And we have a partnership with [the nonprofit] Feeding America in which each of our 254 stores is aligned with a food bank. Our own operating system also allows us to track what projects individuals have worked on, and with whom, to identify which teams work best to solve which problems for certain types of customers.
Peter Winick
JUNE 8, 2023
I mean, you made the comment earlier, you know, I have functional responsibilities and have for over 40 years we’re running a business and then trying to help our operators run 3000 businesses. But but that local operator and his or her capacity, leadership capacity is our differentiator. We did a grant for nonprofits.
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NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Organizations like Operation Gratitude can help you send out your packages once you finish. Meals on Wheels is a nonprofit program that supports older adults who may have trouble preparing their own meals or moving around. Homemade foods. Stationery. Photos and notes. Do a toy drive for Toys For Tots. Volunteer with Meals on Wheels.
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
The employees operate at their best when their intrinsic and extrinsic needs are satisfied. If your company is fulfilling more intrinsic motivations than extrinsic motivations (like in the nonprofit sector), consider how you can include more extrinsic motivation in your workplace. How to combine motivations for the most gain.
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MARCH 13, 2023
Later, it came to be associated with a nonprofit that provides youth with adventures in nature. Vertical integration extended their chain of operations, bringing inside their boundaries suppliers at one end (“upstream”) and customers at the other (“downstream”). Now it needs a third use, for organizations.
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