First published six years ago and recently revised and updated, a “go-to” read for nonprofits is Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits. The book teaches that becoming a high-impact nonprofit is not just about building a stand-alone organization...
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How Lean Are You?
Lean Impact is a community dedicated to raising awareness of the theory of Lean Startup as a way to improve nonprofit effectiveness and change for social good. It’s an online learning community that is bringing resources to bridge the huge gaps that exist between what...
Transformational Organizations: The Mind Trust
Transform Consulting Group sees the ripple effect that The Mind Trust is having in Indianapolis. The Mind Trust is a non-profit organization working to inspire innovative education reform and help transform the Indianapolis public schools system. Since 2006,...
Do We Have a Double Standard for Nonprofits?
Are our attitudes toward nonprofit fundraising undermining the causes we love and our desire to change the world? Dan Pallotta, the founder of the AIDS Ride and Breast Cancer 3-Day events, gave a bold speech on the subject for TED, a nonprofit devoted to "Ideas Worth...
Wellpoint Foundation Grant Window Open
Transform Consulting Group wants local nonprofits to know that the Wellpoint Foundation's grant window is open for projects in Indiana and other Wellpoint operating states for projects that improve the lives of people and health. The Foundation currently has...
IYI Capacity Building Grant Opportunity
Transform Consulting Group wants community and faith-based nonprofit organizations serving children and youth to know about a capacity-building grant opportunity from the Indiana Youth Institute (IYI). IYI is awarding twelve grants, and each recipient will receive the...
New Grant Opportunity from the Walmart Foundation
Transform Consulting Group is letting you know about a new grant opportunity! The Walmart Foundation meets the needs of the underserved by directing charitable giving. The Walmart State Giving Program awards grants ranging from $25,000 to $250,000 to nonprofits...
Two New Grant Opportunities for Youth Development
Transform Consulting Group has identified another two new grant opportunities for nonprofits. The William T. Grant Foundation is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations for research projects related to understanding how youth settings work, how...
Retirees as an Untapped Nonprofit Resource
Do you know someone who's in the "second act" of life? Have you considered how your organization might tap into this resource? America's 78 million baby boomers make up the largest, healthiest, and best-educated population of Americans. In the second half of...