Nonprofit Advantage - Articles

The Nonprofit Advantage strives to provide original and useful content for nonprofit professionals on a range of topics that affect the entire sector. Below are individual articles from past issues (PDFs). Happy reading - and feel free to forward the content!

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Development

Rules of the Road: Fundraising in Tough Times. John H. Motley JD, MotleyBeup; and Elvin D. Turner, JD MBA

Yes, She is a Philanthropist Too! Abbie J von Schlegell, CFRE and Heather Dinneen

Corporate Social Responsibility. Sondra Lintelmann-Dellaripa

Philanthropic Giving & Volunteerism in Connecticut. Ron Cretaro

Travelers Championship Philanthropy Day Brings Funders and Nonprofits Together Nora Duncan, Executive Director, The ARC of CT

 

Moving Forward: Dealing with Reduced Funding. Denis Geary,Jewish Association for Community Living; Richard Knoll, TEAM Inc.;  Karen Brown, MPA, Fairfield County Community Foundation; Sarah Lange, New Era for Nonprofits.

Governance

Management versus Mission. Jan Masaoka, Blue Avocado

The Role of Strategic Planning and Governance in Creating a Shared Vision. Rebecca Bryan, Bay Path College; Deanne Shapiro, Life Skills Associates; Mike Burns, BWB Solutions.

Email Voting. Leah Cohen Chatinover, Stanger & Arnold, LLP

Donors Increasingly Rely on “Watchdog” Organizations When Allocating Resources. Courtesy of J.H. Cohn

 

Communications

10 Ways of Expressing Your Nonprofit’s Brand. Howard Levy, Red Rooster Group

Tying Your Website to a Branding and Funding Strategy. Ira W. Yellen, First Experience Communications. Contributions by David Kluskiewicz and Alison Karam, APR.

Who Do You Think You Are? The Role of Vision in Nonprofit Marketing and Communications (Part 1 of 3). Howard Levy, Red Rooster Group

Assessing your Brand and Marketing Communications (Part 2 of 3). Howard Levy, Red Rooster Group

Increase your Visibility with a Marketing Communications Plan (Part 3 of 3). Howard Levy, Red Rooster Group

Measuring Your Marketing. Howard Levy, Red Rooster Group

Cloud Computing. Bill Abram, Pragmatix

 

Privacy Liability for Nonprofits - How well are we protecting our client's data? Jennifer Mc-Ewen Glover, Beardsley, Brown and Bassett.

Policy / Advocacy

The Economic Health and Impact of Nonprofits in Connecticut. CT Nonprofits

Advocacy in Action: Latino Advocacy Day. Yvette Bello, Latino Community Services

Advocacy in Action: The Mission of a Developmental Disabilities ProviderTerry Macy, Ph.D, SARAH Tuxis Residential Services

Advocacy in Action: Vision of an HIV/AIDS Activist. Shawn M. Lang. CT AIDS Resource Coalition.

Advocacy in Action: Nonprofits across Connecticut are making their voices heard! Liza Andrews, MSW, Public Policy Director

Community Investment Act: Investment in Connecticut communities gives exponential returns

Cuts Alone Won't Cut It Liza Andrews, MSW, Public Policy Director

What Messaging & Channels Influence Congress? Allyson Kapin

 

Human Resources

Before You Go: The Exit Interview. David Lewis, OperationsInc

Analyzing the Organization's Culture. Carol L. Kardas, SPHR, CCP, KardasLarson, LLC, Human Resource Solutions

Developing Your Interview Style: Hiring Smart. Carol L. Kardas, SPHR, CCP

Workplace Communication. David A. O’Brien

Does your nonprofit employee handbook reflect the policies you actually follow? Karen Maciorowski, MBA, CAE, CT Nonprofits

Finance / Operations

Employee Theft and Embezzlement. Stephen A. Pedneault, CPA/CFF, CFE, FCPA, Principal, Forensic Accounting Services, LLC

Reflecting on the IRS Form 990: What We've Learned and Getting Ready for Next Year. Jim Traester, LLC, CPA, of Anquillare, Ruocco, Traester and Company.

Seven Ways to Reduce Audit Costs. Dennis Walsh, CPA

Connecticut Nonprofits Face Rising Unemployment Taxes in 2010 CT Nonprofits

Secure Needed Resources to Further your Nonprofit Mission. Paul R. Ballasy, CPA, J.H. Cohn

Nonprofit Organization Federal and State Filing Requirements Darin L. Offerdahl, MBA, CPA, Principal, Michaud & Accavallo, Certified Public Accountants, LLC

Leadership

10 Strategies for Accessing Your Full Leadership Capacity. David A. O'Brien, WorkChoice Solutions

Leadership Engagement as Job One. David A. O'Brien, WorkChoice Solutions

Leadership is Learned: Ten Practical Tips to Transform your Organization in Support. Meghan Lowney, Ripple Effect Consulting

The Three Dimensions of Leadership Trust. David A. O'Brien, WorkChoice Solutions

Leaders: Engaged Staff Means Engaged Stakeholders Philip Wyzik, MA, President & CEO, Mental Health Association of CT

 

Principles & Practices in Action

Latino Community Services. Erin DeStefanis

YWCA Hartford Region. Erin DeStefanis

American School for the Deaf

 

 

 

 

CT Nonprofits

Generation of Purpose Craig Kielburger, Co-Founder, Ambassador for Free The Children (Volunteer)

Point of Change 9th Annual Conference

Helping Nonprofits Help CT. Ron Cretaro, Executive Director

The Power of Nonprofits. 8th Annual Conference

Birdies for Charity 2011

How the Connecticut Nonprofit Compensation Study Has Benefitted the Nonprofit Community. Karen Maciorowski

CT Nonprofits Week 2011

The Connecticut Nonprofit Compensation Study