By the very nature of finance, community banks hold a considerable amount of personal information. Such a vast amount of data and its sensitivity is a goldmine in the hands of a cybercriminal, making cyber risk reporting for community…
Is your nonprofit struggling with having too few or too many workers during peak and non-peak periods? Selecting the right workforce planning model can help solve these problems for many nonprofits as it is not cost-effective to have employees…
Nonprofit boards develop a powerful vision for their mission and are responsible for adhering to it. Everything a nonprofit does should circle back to its mission, and that’s what makes mission creep so risky. In a perfect world, boards…
With gratitude at center stage Thanksgiving week, it seems timely to consider how mission-driven organizations express appreciation. Donors, volunteers and sometimes staff get letters, events, awards, and other forms of much-deserved recognition for their efforts and resources. But what…
The most successful nonprofit boards recognize that strong board performance is a critical ingredient in their ability to achieve a positive impact within their communities. The members of your nonprofit's board will certainly want to achieve the greatest impact…
Every year, federal and state governments offer various grants to nonprofit organizations. A significant award can be yours if you know where to look and how to write winning applications for nonprofit government grants. Being awarded a government grant…
Every college and university should have a cybersecurity strategy, regardless of the size of the school. Cybersecurity is a sustainable program of processes and controls that are interdependent. To be effective, a cybersecurity strategy should include specific components. It’s…
Because nonprofit organizations serve the public good, nonprofit boards must continually work to earn the public’s trust. State and federal governments’ nonprofit laws hold them accountable, as they get tax breaks for providing public services. Like their for-profit counterparts,…
When we think of diversity in the nonprofit realm, we tend to think about it in terms of race, ethnicity, culture, religion, etc. However, not everyone considers the benefits of age diversity. Nonprofit boards are not well known for recruiting…
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