leadership

Much of the country’s societal landscape has changed over the recent months due to the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in churches revolutionizing how they operate in order to include people who…

Recently, a few of us from Aplos spent the day in Sacramento with hundreds of nonprofit leaders and fundraisers at the What If Conference, sponsored by the Impact Foundry. It’s…

The Great Food Truck Race is a reality show featuring celebrity chef Tyler Florence, along with teams of food trucks, who compete for a $50,000 grand prize by traveling to…

What exactly is a board of directors in a nonprofit? Here is a definition of the board as it relates to a for-profit company. But when it comes to a…

What does it mean to lead your volunteers as opposed to managing them? It’s easy to call anyone in a position of power a leader, but managing is the technical…

Successful fundraising does require a magic touch, and this past June was the 20th anniversary of the fictional debut, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the book that started it…

In this webinar, expert Joan Garry provides some best practices regarding nonprofit leadership and fundraising. She is passionate about helping leaders be as effective as possible in pursuit of their…

This past week California (where Aplos is located) received a large amount of much-needed rain and snow. Unless you have been living on another planet or do not read the…

Podcast Listenership Ah, podcasts. Popular again. According to survey data from Edison Research, a growing minority of Americans are listening to podcasts. As of 2016, 21% of Americans age 12…

I serve on the board of a local nonprofit organization that recently brought former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to speak to community members and students. With over 50…