A drastically new (and much less favorable) reality is now clearly in the cards for the charitable nonprofit sector for 2025 and perhaps much longer.
Experts are generously offering online their wisdom and guidance even as the situation on the
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More Free Educational Resources for Nonprofits
Last week, in New Nonprofit Finance Fund Survey (July 1, 2025) FPLG Blog, we mentioned that the NFF website has an extensive resource library from beginner levels to more advanced.
We gave a few examples from NFF for illustrative
Who’s the Boss? Untangling the Confusion Around Nonprofit Corporate Officer Roles
Let’s be honest: nonprofit job titles can feel like alphabet soup.
We’ve seen everything — Executive Director, CEO, President, Managing Director, Grand Poobah (okay, maybe not that last one, but give it time). While it might seem like a matter
New Nonprofit Finance Fund Survey
On June 18, 2025, the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) released an important and insightful survey of nonprofits in the United States. The Report’s title foreshadows the findings and conclusions: Essential, Enduring, and Under Strain: The Nonprofit Sector’s Strength and Struggle
“The Fraud Triangle”: Threat-Assessment Analysis for Charitable Nonprofits
Last week, in A Timely Warning About a Projected Rise in Charity Fraud (June 19, 2025), we wrote about how fraud has long been and continues to be “a persistent threat to charitable nonprofits.
It’s at historically high rates –
A Timely Warning About a Projected Rise in Charity Fraud
Fraud has long been and “remains a persistent threat to nonprofits, siphoning off funds meant for mission-driven activities.” It threatens an organization’s financial stability as well as its all-important public reputation.
How persistent? For at least 500 years or
When Leadership Fails the Mission: What San Diego’s Urban Corps Teaches Us About Personal Inurement and Board Responsibility
Last week, I was interviewed by The San Diego Union-Tribune about a troubling situation involving a San Diego area nonprofit, the Urban Corps of San Diego County.
The organization’s CEO, Kyle Kennedy, allegedly directed Urban Corps staff—young people enrolled in
CA Legislature to Vote on Budget Starting Tomorrow
“We’re entering the final ten days of the annual six-months-long and high-stakes budget drama playing out in Sacramento.” See More on “Final Stretch for CA State Budget” (June 4, 2025) FPLG Blog.
“The script is unfinished, but the stage
Government Budgets & The Nonprofit Sector In An Age of Chaos: Part One
A few days after the November 2024 election, Geoff Green, the head of the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofits) made his first public comments: “What we know is this: much of our work just became simultaneously more difficult and more
Nonprofits Are Under Siege: Why It’s Time to Get Loud, Get Legal, and Get Moving
In recent months, I’ve had more than a few nonprofit clients reach out with a familiar concern:
“Are we going to be next?”
They’re not just worried about a bureaucratic delay. They’re asking whether their organizations — which exist to