fraud
What Makes Fraud in Nonprofits Lethal? New Findings Get Specific
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While fraud occurs in all kinds of nonprofits, some of the variables can be deadly to the nonprofit involved. Here are some measures those most at risk can take.
lessons for nonprofits
When an Apology Falls Short: What Nonprofits Can Learn from a Scholarship Fiasco
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Students offered the “golden ticket” of a full-ride scholarship were abruptly informed that a mistake had been made (so sorry) and they were on their own, but where was UT’s real accountability in all of this?
lessons for nonprofits
Republicans’ Long-Term Federal Judicial Strategy: Lessons for Nonprofits
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We all understand the importance of long-range planning; it can be challenging to stick to the plan. But as the largely successful Republican effort to remake the federal judiciary reminds us, preparation and perseverance can pay off.
Nonprofit Management
Four Leadership Styles to Avoid: Lessons Learned from Our Schools
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This article reflects upon principals and district administrators with a variety of styles and disparate impacts on the staffs they managed. Lyons points to four difficult administrative styles and four more positive “high impact” styles.
lessons for nonprofits
The Not-Even-Remotely-New Notion of “Nonprofit Judo”
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A recent HBR article begins with this frivolous pronouncement: “Too few nonprofits use the advantages of their nonprofit status.” We might do better asking what few nonprofits would not be practiced in, let alone not be aware of, these advantages?
local solutions
Tech Training Programs: What’s the Best Model for Success?
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In designing nonprofit interventions, a little local knowledge can go a long way.
university foundations
University Foundations Have Some Lessons to Learn
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Conflicts of interest don’t just need to be noted; they should be prevented whenever possible.
lessons for nonprofits
Running a Charity Like a Business? Save the Children UK Reinforces Old Lessons
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Another nonprofit decides to take an aggressive growth stance and ends up first forgetting the basics of stewardship and then losing financial ground.
youth activism
8 Lessons for Today’s Activism: A Millennial’s Advice to Youth Movements
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Don’t trust anyone over 30? A millennial, who has now turned 30, shares what he has learned in a decade of activism with the post-millennial generation. Might be some good pointers for nonprofits supporting advocacy, too.
Nonprofit News
How Not to Run a Foundation: The Ongoing Saga of U of L
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The newest chapter in the story of the University of Louisville Foundation, which is quickly becoming a case study for how not to run a philanthropic foundation, is all about a lawsuit.