Get strategic about salary: A resource roundup
Marc Schultz
A tip-filled collection of GCN and Work for Good resources, featuring our 2019...
Doing right by your bylaws
GCN President & CEO Karen Beavor sat down with Board Chair Jeff Woodward to discuss the ins and outs of board bylaws: what should go into them, how to update them, and tips for getting every board member up...
Big to-do: Inside GCN's powerful new Doing Labs
Marc Schultz
How GCN's Doing Labs provide the time, space, and expertise to complete essential planning documents for your nonprofit – from fundraising to marketing to talent development to the strategic plan, and more.
Get together with a giving culture – for GAgives and beyond
Christal M. Cherry
How do you unite your entire organization and prep for the state’s biggest day of giving? With these strategies for developing a “culture of philanthropy,” courtesy of GCN Senior Consultant Christal Cherry...
Tips for happy, hardworking volunteers
Jean Hilyard & Karen McLane
Overseeing hundreds of volunteers, and thousands of volunteer hours, each year, HomeAid Atlanta has discovered how to maximize the value of a volunteer-driven project for their beneficiaries and their workers.
How strategic planning happens, part two: Preparing for launch
Elizabeth Runkle
Senior Consultant Elizabeth Runkle completes a two-part walkthrough of the strategic planning process with tips for crafting the plan, gaining buy-in, and putting strategy into action.
Honing your partnership pitch: Georgians go big for corporations that give back
Megan McCamey
A new study shows how much Georgia workers value corporate generosity – easily outstripping national averages – and gives nonprofits fresh insights for their next partnership proposal.
Four types of leaders – and the one you need
Kathy Keeley
The stage your organization is in has everything to do with the kind of executive you need. Too often, those needs are a mystery to everyone – from CEO to staff to board.
Let’s be Candid: What the big new merger promises nonprofits
GCN CEO Karen Beavor sits down with Jacob Harold, EVP of Candid, to find out what went into the GuideStar-Foundation Center team-up, and what their combined insight means for the sector’s future.
How strategic planning happens, part one: From environmental scan to the board-staff retreat
Elizabeth Runkle
With tips for gathering data and aligning the team behind a common set of goals, Senior Consultant Elizabeth Runkle kicks off her two-part walkthrough of the strategic planning process.