Investment

New Attitudes, Old Practices: The Provision of Multiyear General Operating Support makes the case that "multiyear general operating support (GOS) provides nonprofits with the flexibility to use funds to fulfill their missions and the ability to plan for the long-term sustainability of their organizations, programs, and services" and should become a standard grantmaking practice.

Has your organization emerged from the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis with its funding sources intact? Have you received feedback that your results are unclear or not meaningful? Presenter Andy Coe with Convergent Nonprofit Solutions will provide steps to move towards sustainable, ROI-driven investment, including:

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Download a sample Board Member Committee description to use as a summary of who serves on which committees and what each committee's area of responsibility entails.

How Much Profit Does a Nonprofit Need? identifies the key variables and explains how any organization can calculate the minimum profit it needs to prevent slow, steady erosion of the quality of its output. (Nonprofit Quarterly)

In many nonprofits, a time comes when the question arises: should the organization accept personal loans from board members? Although this article does not try to answer that question, it does outline some of the choices in how such loans can be made and can be used as a starting point for discussion with your board or personal financial advisor. (Blue Avocado)

Loans From Nonprofit Board Members