Nonprofit World: September-October 2008

Use these tips for the holiday season and throughout the year.

What if there were an alternative to to-do lists, one which focuses you on what's important and lets you dump the rest?

How to be successfully small.

Creating your plan is just the first step. Here's how to put that plan to good use.

How can you be sure you're on track? Check and update your goals.

It's a skill your employees need to learn. Make sure you're up to speed.

You can't always avoid them, but you can make them constructive.

Here's why to get rid of those formal volunteer banquets - and what to do instead.

Every board member should know the answers.

As absorbing as a mystery story and full of lessons for every nonprofit, this saga includes heroes and villains, plot twists, and an ending in which justice prevails. Here's a birds-eye view from a lawyer involved in the case.

Three books help you decide whether your programs are making a difference.