Blue Avocado Recap: June 2024

Learn how long-held misconceptions about food insecurity impede paths to food security. Avoid the common pitfalls of nonprofit rebrands. Find out how good board governance is key to a healthy nonprofit. Four ways your nonprofit's CFO can help properly administer grants.

Blue Avocado Recap: May 2024

How can nonprofits can support staff that double as caregivers? Show how working with your nonprofit benefits everyone. What are the benefits of adopting culturally responsive leadership practices? Learn how investing in your people can advance your mission.

Blue Avocado Recap: April 2024

What your nonprofit's budget says about your priorities. Creating cultures of safety. Budgeting challenges and solutions. New paths to self-awareness.

Blue Avocado Recap: March 2024

How nonprofit leaders can avoid burnout. Preparing to move beyond the founder. Reviewing your grant prospects. Advancing racial justice.

Blue Avocado Recap: February 2024

Nonprofit board accountability. Small steps to make big changes. Seeking inspiration from the past. Advocacy in the courtroom.

Blue Avocado Recap: January 2024

Nonprofits post-affirmative action. Governance nightmares. Discipline or terminate employees. Advisory committees. Grant application process.

Blue Avocado Recap: December 2023

Shift your mission. Meet the needs of young people. Pros and cons of ESG for small nonprofits. Avoid strategic planning pitfalls.

Blue Avocado Recap: November 2023

Guide to grant budgeting. Trauma in the workplace. Collaborating with other nonprofits. Expanding marketing to a wider audience.

Blue Avocado Recap: October 2023

Getting and keeping volunteers. Reducing board resignations. Succession planning. Making DEI actionable.

Blue Avocado Recap: September 2023

Getting and keeping volunteers. Reducing board resignations. Succession planning. Making DEI actionable.

Blue Avocado Recap: August 2023

The Matrix Map reloaded. Managing remote workers. Getting the most out of feedback. Collective leadership.

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Blue Avocado is a blog that provides practical, tactical tips and tools to nonprofit leaders. A small but mighty team of committed social sector leaders produces the publication, enlisting content from a wide range of practitioners, funders, and experts.