By Adam Lenter In 2002, I received a phone call so strategically brilliant that I think about it regularly today. I was living in Boston, where I had recently quit my job in order to move to New York for graduate school. One morning, the…
Our “triangle framework” says that every nonprofit organization consists of three equally important components: the impact on society that is the organization’s mission to achieve, the program it administers toward achieving that impact, and the funding necessary to carry out the program. While “Program” and…
This past Saturday was one of the most special days in the history of Nonprofit Data Solutions. To describe it requires a little backstory… Our first Program Portal client was Racquet Up Detroit – http://racquetup.org/. Racquet Up is a member of the Squash +…
As technology advances by leaps and bounds, the nonprofit sector is transforming rapidly. In order to stay current in the field, it is important for nonprofit leaders to know about the options available to them. However, before embracing every new technology that comes along, it…
We recently attended the NYS Network for Youth Success’s annual conference in Saratoga Springs, NY. It was amazing to connect with so many professionals dedicated to creating outstanding opportunities for young people. There were people from big cities and small towns alike, representing public schools,…
Donating to a nonprofit organization is an odd thing. Generally, when we choose to spend our hard-earned money, we receive a product or service of equal value in return. In fact, that’s the basis of our entire financial system. So, when people give to your…
Shhhh… We’re about to let you in on a little secret… That scary word “data…” All it really means is “information.” For leaders of nonprofit organizations, “data” can be a four-letter word – both literally and figuratively. But it doesn’t have to be that way…
New nonprofit organizations tend to be driven by a core group of individuals. They do the work, raise the money, and sit on the board of the organization. They recruit friends and family to volunteer and local merchants to sponsor events. The energy and passion…