1. Nonprofit Organization
The Inner Workings of a
Nonprofit Organization
Welcome!

2. A time when you benefitted from a nonprofit?
Introduction Questions
Your name
What keeps you busy?
A time when you benefitted from a nonprofit?

3. Write 5 words or phrases that describe a great nonprofit
Describe Great Nonprofits
Write 5 words or phrases that describe a great nonprofit

4. Great Nonprofits Brainstorm

5. Effective board of directors High-performing leadership
Characteristics of Great Nonprofits
Effective board of directors
High-performing leadership
Healthy culture

6. Board Executive Director Evenly shared
Roles and Responsibilities Instructions
Board
Executive Director
Evenly shared

7. Roles and Responsibilities#
Responsibility
Board ED 1
Identify programming and funding 2
Set strategic priorities 3
Personal responsibility to contribute financially 4
Perform community outreach 5
Hire executive director 6
Support and evaluate executive director 7
Establish strategic and funding plan 8
Execute on strategy 9
Provide financial and legal oversight 10
Develop policies ✔ ✔

8. Leadership Decisions Read “Organizational Background”
Create your “Executive Director Criteria”
Evaluate the interview notes in “Potential Executive Directors” and select an ED

9. Leadership Debrief

10. What percentage have you heard?
Nonprofit Overhead
What percentage have you heard?

11. Identify the Expense
Identify the expense that does not contribute to furthering a nonprofit’s mission.
Executive director salary and benefits
Office space in which they conduct their business
Marketing campaign to raise awareness and recruit new donors

12. Grants/Individual Donations
Funding & Budgets
Grants/Individual Donations
Fundraisers
Fee-for-service

13. Create your Budget Review the Draft Budget in the Budget Worksheet
Select your Revenue Sources
Create a final budget (aim for balanced!)

14. How were you intentional about building your organization’s culture?
Organizational Culture
How were you intentional about building your organization’s culture?

15. Satisfied Customers
“Every time we in nonprofits satisfy customers, we drain resources, and every time for-profits satisfy a customer, they get resources back. That sounds very simple, but it has huge implications...”
– Judy Vredenburgh
Former CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters

16. What are some differences? How do they effect culture?
Comparing Nonprofit & For-profit
What are some differences?
How do they effect culture?

17. Did you have an “ah-ha” moment?
Wrapping Up
Did you have an “ah-ha” moment?
What was it?

18. Next Steps