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The 5 Nonprofit Business Models Revealed: A Nonprofit Financial Leader’s Guide – Resources List
The introduction to six seminars on the diverse and distinctive financial dynamics of different types of nonprofits.
Nonprofit Reserves: The Real Deal – Resources List
A selection of resources and research related to the Nonprofit Financial Commons webinar on financial reserves.
Northern Dental Access Center Expansion through Service to “Competitors”
This original case study examines the pandemic-related financial strategies deployed by a nonprofit providing dental services to low-income people in rural Minnesota. The organization was not only largely dependent on fee-for-service revenue, but it had an almost impossibly tight margin, and its ability to provide services was curtailed by the state for an indeterminate period. This case speaks to the need to recognize nonfinancial capital in organizational strategies during times of crisis, and to the need to understand the capital needs of nonprofits in a more complete and nuanced fashion.
Nonprofit Finance Fund Findings on The Racial Realities of the Nonprofit Economy
Every year, the Nonprofit Finance Fund puts out a report based on a survey. This year’s survey report, reflecting 1,168 nonprofit respondents, displays NFF’s new focus on racial equity. Its introduction summarizes how the ugly legacy of long-term funding practices on organizations run by and serving people of color played out during the 2020–21 period of COVID response. How did your organization experience and address these dynamics? What do we need to do next as a whole sector to redress historic inequities?
Organizational Slack (or Goldilocks and the Three Budgets)
Organizational slack is an important concept in the management literature, but you won’t find it mentioned in articles on nonprofits. It has several definitions, but all boil down to extra resources or resources held in reserve. The difference between a hand-to-mouth organization and a vibrant one is slack. Think of slack as the financial aspect of organizational capacity.
Truth or Consequences: The Implications of Financial Decisions
Does a diversified revenue base make for a more profitable—and therefore sustainable—nonprofit? Does government funding create big financial problems? Does owning a facility improve an organization’s financial health?