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Nonprofits and Debt Capital: Embrace the Strategic Use of Borrowing – Resources List

  Nonprofits and Debt Capital: Embrace the Strategic Use of Borrowing Click to watch on-demand webinar recording Click to view and download webinar slides Resource Library: Tools and Articles   Primers and Glossaries on Sources and Uses of Debt Loans: A Guide to Borrowing for Nonprofit Organizations This short guide is designed to help nonprofits understand […]

March 12, 2023

Reply To: Does the mission determine the model?

Diane, thank you for the perspectives. I think organizational size is indeed an important consideration, and within that, understanding the capacity, expertise and networks/relationships among your board and staff is key. And I very much appreciate the exercise you went through with your Board to really zero in on the most fruitful sources. Given that […]

March 8, 2023

Reply To: How do economic realities impact revenues?

Thanks so much for your perspectives, Diane. I think many of us have similar thoughts around both the benefits and risks tied to this type of funding. I’d be curious to hear if others also are also experiencing a similar influx, in government or other types of funding, tied to our current (or anticipated) economic […]

Reply To: How do economic realities impact revenues?

We are seeing significant government funding as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act, which is the current administration’s response to the troubled economy. My concern about this is that it could be presenting another stop gap similar to what may have happened with the pandemic funding. Not that I don’t support these initiatives, but […]

Reply To: Does the mission determine the model?

The operational model of our environmental mission impacts the revenue model, but it doesn’t necessarily narrow it such that it has led to time and money spent on models that are not sustainable. I asked our board to think about our funding model recently as an exercise in rallying them around those that historically were […]

Reply To: Does the mission determine the model?

Thinking back to this original question (Does the mission determine the model?), at our last webinar on 1/31, we received a lot of questions and interest around more “alternative” models. Feel free to check out this article from NPQ that talks through the experiences and learnings from the development of a mission-aligned co-op: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/the-colors-co-op-experiment-learning-the-right-lessons-from-our-failure/ Would […]

March 1, 2023

February 19, 2023

Reply To: Does the mission determine the model?

Hello visitor! We moderators are checking these forums all the time, so don’t be afraid to chime in. We’d love to hear from you — Mark

February 9, 2023

Reply To: What resonated with you in our webinar?

Good point Ruth. In fact, a comment you made the other day referred to the endless creativity that nonprofit leaders have in facing these complexities. I just met with an Executive Director who told me she is very weak in her finance skills but then proceeded to explain in great detail the financial challenges she […]

February 1, 2023

Reply To: What resonated with you in our webinar?

I actually have a different experience of the ability of nonprofit leaders to face complexity of their financial strategies head on – I think many do it astoundingly well but we have few ways to recognize that because we don’t keep track of the successful strategies taken so that others can learn from them, The […]