Nonprofit organizations are confronted with managing during continuing uncertain times where the path forward can and will most likely change quickly. These conditions naturally cause feelings of unease and hesitancy. Strong financial and budget communication practices and protocols are essential for management to effectively lead and be innovative during challenging times. First, we will discuss tactics for communicating difficult budget issues to your Board. We will explore how to incorporate multi-year budgets and associate key assumptions driving those multi-year budgets and forecasts into essential management and messaging practices. We will then look at how organizations should assess the purpose and impact of Board designated funds and consider alternatives. We will conclude with a discussion on incorporating Empathetic Stewardship of Financial Health and Financial Performance and how to get out front and be a leader in these areas.

Learn practical strategies to reduce stress, foster a supportive culture, and provide meaningful resources for well-being for use by nonprofit and association leaders. Our aim is to empower you to be better stewards of mental health in your organization!

The Mental Health Coalition (MHC) was formed with the understanding that the mental health crisis is fueled by a pervasive and devastating stigma, preventing millions of individuals from being able to seek the critical treatment they need. MHC envisions a world in which mental health is not associated with stigma, shame or judgement and all people feel empowered to openly discuss and address their individual mental health needs. MHC is a coalition of the leading mental health organizations, brands, and individuals who have joined forces to end the stigma surrounding mental health and to change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.

In recent weeks, President Trump signed a flurry of Executive Orders implementing a wide array of administration policies related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives designed to ban both public- and private-sector programs encouraging DEI and targeting federal contractors and grant recipients that advance DEI and environmental justice. New requirements for federal award recipients to certify – under the threat of criminal penalties – that they do not operate any “illegal” DEI programs is causing palpable consternation in segments of the nonprofit community.