Strategic Communication | North Carolina Center for Nonprofits

Planning for the Lost Horizon

Kathy Ridge, Founder and CEO, LevRidge Resources, LLC

We now know a single vaccine will not instantly obliterate the COVID virus. Instead, we must depend on personal behaviors, along with contact tracing and vaccines, to decrease infection rates. As organizations face an unknown future, how do we plan, prepare, and organize for the ‘lost horizon’ that is 2021 and the post-virus world?

You don’t need a new strategic plan – you need a short-term business plan based on what you do know to get through the next 18 months and develop more resiliency.

COVID-19 Strategic Planning Toolkit for Education & Nonprofit Leaders

Bellwether Education Partners' COVID-19 Strategic Planning Toolkit for Education & Nonprofit Leaders is an easy-to-use resource that aids leaders in making rapid decisions and actionable plans during the global COVID pandemic.

How to Succeed at Digital Marketing as a Nonprofit

How to Succeed at Digital Marketing as a Nonprofit (provided by Mailchimp) discusses why marketing can be challenging for nonprofits; breaks down the steps to create a nonprofit marketing budget; and offers up digital marketing strategies that can be employed along with a list of free marketing tools and marketing grants available for nonprofits.

To Speak or Not to Speak

To Speak or Not to Speak: Should Executive Directors Respond to Social and Politicized Events?

By Jada Monica Drew, Social Designs

Overview of RFP Process for Nonprofits, Charities, and Libraries

When well-crafted, Request for Proposals (RFP) can introduce an organization to high-quality vendor-partners and consultants from outside their established networks and ensure that a project is completed as planned. In An Overview of the RFP Process for Nonprofits, Charities, and Libraries, TechSoup offers basic considerations for each phase of the RFP process.

Nonprofit Economic Impact

Essential: Our State’s Nonprofit Sector is a Vital Economic Engine is the North Carolina for Center for Nonprofits' comprehensive report about the economic impact of 501(c)(3) nonprofits in North Carolina. Copyright ©2015.

Related: 2020 statistical factsheet North Carolina Nonprofit Sector Impact

Legal Compliance Checklist for North Carolina Nonprofits

Get the up-to-date Legal Compliance Checklist!

Created by the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits and updated annually, the Legal Compliance Checklist for North Carolina Nonprofits outlines laws that affect North Carolina nonprofits’ governance, finances, advocacy, human resources, and fundraising.