The Essentials of Nonprofit Administration

Enhancing Skills - Improving Programs

 

 

Program Focus Areas

(One each month)

 

Nonprofit Governance

Board recruitment and training, measures for evaluating efficiency and effectiveness, the 501c3 legal context

 

Legal Issues Facing Nonprofits

Laws governing charitable contributions, liability issues, 501c3 requirements

 

Financial Management (Raising Revenue)

Fundraising

 

Financial Management (Expenditures and Controls)

Budgets as a strategic tool, record-keeping, reporting requirements, financial statements for non-financial managers

 

Human Resource Administration (Staff & Volunteers)

Recruiting, training, retention, recognition, salaries, benefits, facilitating staff/volunteer interactions

 

Marketing Programs and Services

Finding market niches, clientele relations, media relations and advertising

 

Program Development and Collaborative Relationships

Feasibility analysis, program evaluation and adaptation, partnerships, joint administration concerns

 

Strategic Planning

SWOT analysis, environmental scanning, how to make a strategic plan operational, finding and incorporating a 'perspective'

 

Leadership

Mission, values, vision; empowering employees, modeling-building trust with others, behaviors and personalities

 

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