Nonprofit executive directors and CEOs should not be surprised when they take on a new role. Experienced nonprofit CEOs ask these questions about the position and the organization.

Want a great list of the many different ways to fundraise? Check out this compilation.

Having a website that isn’t updated regularly. (A stale website will turn people away. If you can leave 90% of your content as “evergreen” and simply make updates to a blog or the home/landing page monthly, you will be at least on track).

There are lots of rules that are unique to nonprofits. Keeping them all in mind can be a challenge. This post is about 5 very important nonprofit “no-nos” that are really important. Sometimes people forget these basic rules because they aren’t paying much attention to the 990 tax return. Many charities forget these rules because they also just believe “If I am doing good work in the world but accidentally cross a line, we can address it then.” or “Perhaps the powers that be will be lenient since we are doing good work.”

The internet is filled with “Best Practices” lists, but what about the things you should avoid? The goal is to slightly tweak the framing of the advice so you can clearly see what not to do.

One of the biggest challenges in leadership is to know when it’s time to leave. This is a very tough challenge because typically there is no scandal, no contract termination date, and no rule book for how this works. This decision is unique to you and your organization and comes after soul searching, stakeholder input, and other factors.