Today for our tenth episode we are going to do things a little differently. One of my goals with the Nonprofit Science Institute and this podcast is to bring a scientific rigor to nonprofit work.
To me, that means approaching our work with a sense of curiosity and not just doing things the way they’ve always been done, or even following so-called best practices. Instead, I am a huge proponent of questioning the way we operate and viewing our organizations with a critical eye.
With that in mind, for our tenth episode, we are going to tackle ten nonprofit myths that are holding organizations back. These are commonly held beliefs that have either been not proven or have been proven incorrect through peer-reviewed research.
Here’s what you can expect to take away from this episode…
⦿ An understanding of ten commonly held nonprofit beliefs
⦿ What the peer-reviewed research says about these beliefs
⦿ How to address these myths in your nonprofit
SNEAK PEEK AT THE EPISODE…
⦿ [1:57] Myth #1: Year end is the best time to fundraise.
⦿ [6:50] Myth #2. Qualitative data can’t demonstrate impact.
⦿ [9:40] Myth #3: Nonprofits don’t compete- only collaborate.
⦿ [12:36] Myth #4: Matching gifts are a good fundraising strategy.
⦿ [15:19] Myth #5: Transparency is helpful in a good year, but harmful in a bad year.
⦿ [17:32] Myth #6: Overhead expenses should only make up 20% of a nonprofit’s total expenses.
⦿ [21:36] Myth #7 People often fall into one camp or the other- they either believe earned income is bad or earned income is good.
⦿ [25:00] Myth #8: Volunteer awards increase volunteer satisfaction and retention.
⦿ [26:34] Myth #9: Nonprofits need cash in reserve to ensure the organization survives.
⦿ [28:53] Myth #10: Leadership development is only for leaders.
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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
⦿ Article: Positive feelings reward and promote prosocial behavior
⦿ Article: Too cold for warm glow? Christmas-season effects in charitable giving
⦿ Article: Competition and collaboration in the nonprofit sector: Identifying the potential for cognitive bias
⦿ Article: Matching donations without crowding out? Some theoretical considerations, a field, and a lab experiment
⦿ Episode 3: How nonprofit governance and accounting influences donor behavior with Dr. Erica Harris
⦿ Article: The demise of the overhead myth: Administrative capacity and financial sustainability in nonprofit nursing homes
⦿ Article: Revenue embeddedness and competing institutional logics: How nonprofit leaders connect earned revenue to mission and organizational identity
⦿ Article: Evidence-based volunteer management: a review of the literature
⦿ Article: Predicting organizational mortality: How financial management matters
⦿ Episode 7: How to create a successful succession plan with Dr. Karl Besel
⦿ Download “The SIGNALS Framework” e-book
