The Profitless on Purpose Podcast is all about news and discussion on non-profits, hosted by Mark Palardy, Lisa Sheldon, and AJ Wheeler. This week the crew talk about weather or not employee unions are a positive for non-profit organizations, how non-profits may acknowledge donors which may help bring in more donations, if Donor Advised Funds can be used as rainy day funds, and they go over non-profit board composition and how a board may be appropriately organized depending on the size of your organization. 

Unionizing - https://insidecharity.org/2021/04/01/nonprofit-workers-unionize-good-or-bad-for-charity/

Acknowledgement - https://www.futurefundraisingnow.com/future-fundraising/2021/03/how-great-nonprofits-throw-piles-of-money-out-the-window.html

DAFs - https://nonprofitquarterly.org/covid-19-and-donor-advised-funds-in-2020-what-do-the-numbers-tell-us/

Profitless on Purpose Episode 5, April 2021

The Profitless on Purpose Podcast is all about news and discussion on non-profits, hosted by Mark Palardy, Lisa Sheldon, and AJ Wheeler. This week the crew answer a question from the audience about prepping board members, and discuss how a new non-profit may find funding, how many non-profits have lost funding and/or volunteers during the pandemic while many others have seen gains, and how productive goal thermometers are to non-profits. The crew also shares resources which can be used by non-profits to help their organization flourish.

Raising Funds - https://getfullyfunded.com/how-to-raise-funds-for-a-new-nonprofit/

Nonprofit Losses - https://www.abc15.com/news/business/arizona-nonprofits-lost-millions-of-dollars-thousands-of-employees-amid-pandemic-survey-says

Nonprofit Gains - https://www.thenonprofittimes.com/report/church-funding-lagged-other-nonprofits-in-2020/

Thermometers - https://www.futurefundraisingnow.com/future-fundraising/2021/03/3-reasons-those-corny-thermometers-improve-fundraising-results.html

Resources for Non-Profits:

Google Workspace - https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/workspace/

Google Advertising - https://www.google.com/grants/

Graphic Design Tools - https://www.canva.com/canva-for-nonprofits/

YouTube Social Impact - https://socialimpact.youtube.com/

TechSoup – Low cost or free tech resources - https://www.techsoup.org/

LinkedIn for Non-profits - https://nonprofit.linkedin.com/

NTEN – Helpful guidance on tech issues - https://www.nten.org/

Network for Good – Guidance for running a non-profit - https://www.networkforgood.com/

Eventbrite –Scheduling events such as fundraisers - https://www.eventbrite.com/

Double the Donation – Look for potential matching programs - https://doublethedonation.com/

Grant Advisor – Anonymous reviews of grant programs - https://grantadvisor.org/

Profitless on Purpose Episode 4, March 2021

The Profitless on Purpose Podcast is all about news and discussion on non-profits, hosted by Mark Palardy, Lisa Sheldon, and AJ Wheeler. This week the group goes down Electric Avenue to discuss how to problem solve for a more successful non-profit, conducting strong board meetings over zoom, putting together relevant numbers for a grant proposal, and a broader discussion on grants for nonprofits.

Troubleshooting - https://nonprofithub.org/featured/be-more-painkiller-less-vitamin-a-nonprofits-guide-to-problem-solving/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NonprofitHub+%28Nonprofit+Hub+Main%29

Board Meetings - https://ssir.org/articles/entry/leading_boards_in_a_virtual_world

Grants - https://www.thenonprofittimes.com/grant/grants-why-1-plus-1-must-equal-2/

Profitless on Purpose Episode 3, March 2021

The Profitless on Purpose Podcast, hosted by Mark Palardy, Lisa Sheldon, and AJ Wheeler. This week we discuss the issues around acquiring government funding for nonprofits, the impact COVID has had on financial reporting for nonprofits, and what makes a good board for running a successful nonprofit. Lastly, a discussion on Fund Accounting, what is it, who uses it, and the differences between governmental and nonprofit fund accounting.

Government Funding - https://nonprofitquarterly.org/not-more-better-reframing-the-problematic-dynamics-of-government-funding/

COVID’S Impact - https://charitableadvisors.com/7-key-considerations-for-analyzing-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-nonprofit-financial-reporting/

Nonprofit Boards - https://www.philanthropydaily.com/ken-dayton-on-good-nonprofit-board-governance/

Profitless on Purpose Episode 2, March 2021

The Profitless on Purpose Podcast, hosted by Mark Palardy, Lisa Sheldon, and AJ Wheeler, brings to you a discussion of various topics on nonprofit accounting. Topics include how technologies are used in nonprofit organizations, auditing of nonprofit financing, Grand Canyon University’s struggle to remain a nonprofit, and what is the difference between nonprofits and for profit businesses.

Nonprofit Tech - https://www.thenonprofittimes.com/technology/technology-comes-to-forefront-amid-nonprofit-programming-changes/#

Nonprofit Auditors - https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/jan/not-for-profit-auditing-new-challenges-amid-coronavirus-pandemic.html

Grand Canyon University - https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2021/02/02/grand-canyon-university-sues-us-department-education-nonprofit-denial/4363902001/

Profitless on Purpose Episode 1, March 2021