Blue Avocado Recap: August 2024

Learn how collaboration can lift up multiple nonprofits. Find out which tools and strategies nonprofits wish they’d used sooner. Discover how to measure if your team is upholding your mission and values. Explore how to present to donors how your mission benefits them, too.

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How One Nonprofit Built a Sustainable, Collaborative Mission

An executive director shares the story of a nonprofit’s first five years. A tale of hard work, experience, growing pains, and occasional heartbreak.

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The Biggest Mistakes New Nonprofits Make

Nonprofit leaders reveal what they see as the biggest mistakes that new (and inexperienced) nonprofits often make.

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Why is it Hard to Give My Money Away? A Donor’s Perspective

Looking at the donation process from the donor’s point of view can create a productive pathway from the initial interest to the actual gift for your nonprofit.

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Tax Exemption and
990-PF Filing Requirements

Getting a tax exemption for your private foundation is only half the challenge. Learn how your organization can not only navigate the process of obtaining tax-exempt status — but how you can make sure that you keep it active and compliant, year after year.