Your Nonprofit Business Model: Is It Really That Healthy?

by Thomas McLaughlin It is difficult to talk about business models without sounding like a candidate for Wonk of the Year, but streetsmart managers know that the concept is at the heart of successful management. Strong business models bring programmatic and financial success, while weak ones bring irrelevance and even ruin. The idea is not

5 Challenges for the Nonprofit World in 2012

by Suzanne Perry, Caroline Preston, and Nicole Wallace The still-troubled economy will loom large over charities in the coming year, but simply keeping the lights on won’t be the only problem organizations will face. All sorts of nonprofits, including deep-pocketed grant makers, are likely to struggle with the following issues and their fallout. Philanthropy and