Creating award-winning grant proposals: It takes a village
By Melanie Priest, senior consultant, Hedges Like the proverb: “It takes a village to raise a child,” it also takes a village to develop competitive grant proposals. The more...
Combatting early childhood education deserts
By Lynn Sygiel, editor, Charitable Advisors In Indiana, the month of March is filled with basketball, and if that madness doesn’t grab you, then just wait till May when...
Term limits: Expert advice on practical application
By Jan Breiner Frazer, managing member, Planningplus, LLC Planningplus+ LLC partners with our clients to strategically achieve tangible results, meaningful impact, and a dynamic corporate culture for current and...
How you doin’? Nonprofits benefit from formal evaluations
By Lynn Sygiel, editor, Charitable Advisors Jodi Snell grew up in a small town. Under 20,000 people live in Jacksonville, Illinois, but Snell remembers her parents were always...
Nonprofit-governance course helps graduates improve boards and organizations
By Leslie Wells, assistant director of communications, O’Neill School at IUPUI In 2017, Nigena Livingston was building Urban Act Academy, a K to 8 charter school in Indianapolis, from...
Beyond large donations
By Genevieve Shaker, associate professor of philanthropic studies, and Abby Rolland, communications project manager, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Small gifts do matter Nowadays, it’s easy to assume that...
5 methods for improving employee work-life balance
By Barry Newman, senior human resources representative, Synergy It might be obvious that severely overworked employees will burn out, but what about the harder-to-spot cases of employees who shoulder...
Could your organization become a victim of lifestyle fraud?
By Chris Mennel, CPA, senior audit manager, Alerding CPA Group Sometimes it begins with “borrowing” a small amount of money, as a temporary loan from an employer. He or...