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Challenging Conversations—Tackling Risk

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If your association is lucky enough to have an investment portfolio, a discussion about risk has probably been on the board’s agenda. These conversations are limited to bottom-line issues. There are multiple reasons to make both the upside and the downside of risk management a broader topic of board discussion. Sig is right.

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5 Questions to Ask Your Fund Accounting Vendor

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You’d see that the software tracks restricted funds the way you need it to. But you do have good critical thinking skills, and by getting answers to a few specific questions from your current or potential fund accounting vendor, you can better understand if their system will help your organization grow—or hold you back.

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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

Thanks to global entertainers like Lady Gaga and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and world-class athletes like Kevin Love and Simone Biles, there’s already a shift toward candid public conversations, making mental health far less stigmatized than ever. UNICEF’s #OnMyMind Campaign Encourages Shame-Free Mental Health Discussions With Kids.

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How Grantmakers Can Support Nonprofit Infrastructure Needs: A Conversation with Chantal Forster

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It runs throughout the organization, and grantmakers must account for it in their funding opportunities. Grantmakers need to recognize the importance of funding both the projects and the technology required to support, measure, and grow those projects. Sometimes that requires a pivot, despite the funding parameters.

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FREE Webinar: Reframing the Overhead Narrative

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Led by sector leader, Bruce MacDonald, join this session for a discussion on reframing the conversation around overhead funding for charities and nonprofits, and what your organization can do to adjust its strategies for increased resiliency. Learn what your organization can do to increase resiliency heading into the fall.

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3 Strategies to Build Your Organization’s Financial Capacity

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Do we have the funds this year to maintain our programs? Most organizations face frequent budget cuts, which creates organizational uncertainty and a scramble for new funding options. You can clearly see which revenue sources or grant-funded parts of your organization might be draining your budget instead of adding to it.

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The End of Expertise and How Associations Must Adapt

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Pew Research ) Here are some of the discussion points from the webinar, which was really more of a discussion. At a time when higher education is facing public funding cuts, changing demographics and a challenging student debt environment, institutions are facing an uphill battle to sustain enrollments and stay relevant.