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How can nonprofits partner with underserved minorities to build better communities?

ASU Lodestar Center

What are the tactics and structures one must incorporate into their nonprofit models to ensure they are doing their due diligence to collaborate and share resources with nonprofit agencies of all racial and ethnic make-ups? She is currently a development manager at Elder Network, a small, human-services agency in Minnesota.

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ADA Compliance and Your Website

Byte Technology

This means that any company that provides service for the general public must ensure that its structure has room for or can accommodate people living with disabilities of any kind. In 2003, ADA compliance was extended to also include websites and mobile apps.

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What Nonprofits Need to Know About the New Overtime Ruling

Blue Fox

Take a look at each of your staff member’s compensation and overall staffing structure. Check out the The Exemption Test from University of Minnesota’s Office of Human Resources. It’s time to evaluate your people resources. The new year is knocking on our door. Department of Labor, U.S.

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Research Friday: Human Capital Performance Bonds. What are they? How do they work?

ASU Lodestar Center

But a structural problem remains: philanthropy does not typically have available capital for scaling. Minnesota has enacted legislation to pilot the HuCap bond, in a program that will look at the “desirability of using state appropriation bonds to pay for certain services based on performance and outcomes for the people served” (Minn.

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How to use social media to inspire 40,000 people to give on one day

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Go Minnesota! This incredible online fund raising event raised more than $14 million last year, and we’re hoping to raise the bar higher this year by engaging more than 40,000 donors to donate to any of Minnesota’s more than 26,000 nonprofits using GiveMN.org. We invited you to be part of the Great Minnesota Give Together.

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How Can Systematic Evaluation of a Volunteer Program Positively Impact an Organization?

ASU Lodestar Center

Systematic evaluation can positively impact the organization by creating more structure, providing results for adaptability, increasing volunteer retention and improving staff-volunteer relationships. Evaluating volunteer programs within nonprofit organizations is a key step in continual improvement and data collection.

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Responsive Philanthropy: How to Address Community Needs in Time of Crisis

sgEngage

Operations at Headwaters Foundation for Justice , a foundation that invests in grassroots organizations across Minnesota, were humming along well. When your organization must rise to the challenge of meeting a spike in demand, you need the flexibility to respond, which comes from having the right structures in place.