Board development

Your Best Virtual Fundraising Event: How to Keep Attendees Engaged—Before, During and After the Event

Virtual events have gained popularity in response to the pandemic and due to the fact that they are convenient for everyone. But how do you make your virtual event stand out in the crowded virtual landscape, especially when your audience is made up of Zoomers?

By Sam on August 27, 2021

ABN Expert Spotlight: Mary Walker

Mary Walker has had a diverse career in multiple industries: food ingredients, automotive, lodging, education, and most recently as the director of development for the Knoxville Museum of Art. She brings a numbers-oriented take to managing organizations and enjoys breaking it down for people who may not be used to looking at financial statements or […]

By Sam on March 15, 2021

ABN Expert Spotlight: Ross Jones

With a passion to see nonprofits fulfill their mission to bring about social good, Ross Jones understands that the mission of an organization is only as good as the culture that defines it and the leadership that guides it. Ross started his career in student ministry and for close to a decade, developed both local […]

By Sam on March 01, 2021

ABN Executive Search Services

Learn more and get started by contacting Elle Benson, Director of Capacity Building, at (865) 313-2077 or ebenson@betternonprofits.org. Did you know that the Alliance for Better Nonprofits offers nonprofit executive search services? A change in leadership presents a significant opportunity to focus on the future direction of your organization. Because a nonprofit’s leadership needs are […]

By Sam on November 12, 2020

4 Reasons Your Nonprofit Needs a Strategic Plan

“ABN and our consultant were a breath of fresh air for our organization. Our consultant asked some good and thought-provoking questions about what we are doing now, where we want to be, and how we would get there. A lot of our board members have made very positive comments about working with ABN and I […]

By Sam on September 14, 2020

Meet Our Keynote: Michael Graber

Don’t have your conference ticket yet? Register HERE. Michael Graber is the founder and managing partner of the Southern Growth Studio, an innovation + strategy boutique in Memphis. Michael has years of experience working in the trenches advising more than 200 top companies and nonprofits, including Cardinal Health, Arrow, FedEx, ServiceMaster, Mars PetCare, Jack Nicklaus, Hunter Fan, […]

By Sam on April 23, 2019

3 Things to Consider When Using a Consultant

Whether it’s a consultant hired to develop a strategic plan, facilitate a board or staff retreat, or analyze the overall health of your organization, consulting professionals can provide the expertise we all need from time-to-time to strengthen and better manage our nonprofits. There are many factors to take into account when hiring and working with […]

By Sam on September 20, 2018

An Inside Look at the 2018 Board Excellence Conference

After much brainstorming and intentional research, I am pleased to release our full agenda of session topics, descriptions, speakers for the 3rd Annual Board Excellence Conference on May 1st, 2018. This year’s conference will focus on transforming nonprofit boards through resources, relationships, and responsibility. To begin the brainstorming process, I sent ABN staff and the ABN Programming Committee the […]

By Sam on March 15, 2018