Barry VanderKelen, Executive Director of the SLO County Community Foundation writes a bi-weekly column published in the Business Section of The Tribune to help strengthen nonprofit organizations in the community. Each column has been reformatted into a one-page hand out for use by local organizations. The most recent columns are included on this site.
Articles
- March 11, 2010 (69 KB, PDF) - Beating Your Drum Without Tooting Your Horn
- February 25, 2010 (68 KB, PDF) - So Whose Money Is It Anyway?
- February 11, 2010 (70 KB, PDF) - State Budget Cuts Harm Nonprofits
- January 28, 2010 (62 KB, PDF) - Donors Follow Example Of Nonprofit’s Board
- January 14, 2010 (64 KB, PDF) - Signs Your Organization May Be Failing
- December 31, 2009 (65 KB, PDF) - Signs Help Track The Economic Recovery
- December 17, 2009 (65 KB, PDF) - Reserve Needs Differ By Group
- December 3, 2009 (67 KB, PDF) - A Time Of Year For Reflection, Gratitude
- November 12, 2009 (67 KB, PDF) - Donating To Nonprofits Has Tax Benefits
- October 29, 2009 (61 KB, PDF) - Donors Can Cause A Conflict Of Interest
- October 15, 2009 (69 KB, PDF) - Collaboration 2009 To Help All Nonprofits
- October 1, 2009 (88 kb, PDF) - Why Donate? Let's Count The Reasons
- September 16, 2009 (92 kb, PDF) - How Nonprofits Can Use Income
- September 2, 2009 (89 kb, PDF) - Value Of Volunteers Is Remarkable
- August 19, 2009 (81 kb, PDF) - Collaboration Considers Individuals And Groups
- July 23, 2009 (81 kb, PDF) - Advice, Insight From Past Board Presidents
- July 9, 2009 (81 kb, PDF) - How Two Firms Successfully Merged
- June 24, 2009 (70 kb, pdf) - New Law Applies To Every Nonprofit
- June 10, 2009 (72 kb, pdf) - Time To Prepare For Economic Recovery
- May 27, 2009 (64 kb, pdf) - Now Is The Time To Strengthen Oversight
- May 13, 2009 (88 kb, pdf) - Nonprofits Grew As Baby Boomers Aged
- April 29, 2009 (68 kb, pdf) - Don't Shy Away From Discussing Overhead Costs
- April 15, 2009 (64 kb, pdf) - Whom, Exactly, Do Board Members Represent?
- April 1, 2009 (68 kb, pdf) - Want People To Give Money, First Ask Them For Time
- March 18, 2009 (67 kb, pdf) - Leaders Need To Take Care Of Themselves
- March 4, 2009 (66 kb, pdf) - Leaves Of Absence Not Good For Board Members
- February 18, 2009 (61k, pdf) - Kids' Kapers Books Need Adult Supervision
- February 5, 2009 (66k, pdf) - An Ethical Conundrum For You To Ponder
- January 21, 2009 (63k, pdf) - Nonprofit Groups Need Reserve Cash Too
- January 8, 2009 (70k, pdf) - Nonprofit Strategies Get Ready For The New IRS Form 990
- December 24, 2008 (56k, pdf) - Helping Those In Need This Giving Season
- December 11, 2008 (68k, pdf) - Lower Cost Solar Panel Can Reduce Monthly Costs
- November 27, 2008 (68k, PDF) - Its easy to be fearful, better to be grateful
- November 13, 2008 (69K, PDF) - Nonprofits deal with bad economic times
- October 30, 2008 (59K, PDF) - Nonprofits in need of volunteers
- October 16, 2008 (69K, PDF) - As consumer confidence declines, so do donations
- October 2, 2008 (69K, PDF) - Nonprofits get together to work together
- September 11, 2008 (67K, PDF) - Summit to help Non-profits
- August 28, 2008 (71K, PDF) - Collaboration offers a myriad of benefits
- August 14, 2008 (71K, PDF) - Program offers nonprofit groups ways to maximize their resources
- July 31, 2008 (64K, PDF) - Marketing is essential, even in tight times
- July 3, 2008 (65K, PDF) - How to keep a quorum at board meetings
- June 19, 2008 (63K, PDF) - How to Decide Whether Your Group Needs a Tech
- June 5, 2008 (59K, PDF) - Why Nonprofit Groups Need to be Online
- May 22, 2008 (100K, PDF) - Budget cuts force groups to re-examine services
- May 8, 2008 (92K, PDF) - Legislation could affect nonprofit groups
- April 24, 2008 (88K, PDF) - Ensure leadership transitions are orderly
- April 10, 2008 (93K, PDF) - Stay focused in tight times
- March 27, 2008 (65K, PDF) - Passion is key element in Nonprofit World
- March 13, 2008 (58K, PDF) - It’s a Good Idea to Collaborate
- February 28, 2008 (64K, PDF) - When is a Volunteer a Volunteer
- February 14, 2008 (63K, PDF) - Reimbusing Volunteer Expense is a Good Idea
- January 31, 2008 (67K, PDF) - An Artistic Vision Becomes Business Reality in Paso
- January 17, 2008 (62K, PDF) - Communicate; Offer Structure for Effective Board of Directors
- January 3, 2008 (61K, PDF) - New Year’s Resolution Apply to Nonprofits
- December 6, 2007 (68K , PDF) - Don’t Forget Those Annual Filings
- November 22, 2007 (61K, PDF) - Express Thanks to Nonprofit Donors in a Personal Way
- November 8, 2007 (56K, PDF) - Some Gifts Really are Too Good to be True
- October 25, 2007 (61K, PDF) - New CFO Should Bring Suspect Finances to Light
- October 11, 2007 (67K, PDF) - What to do in an Ethical Quandry
- September 27, 2007 (66K, PDF) - How to Make Advisory Meetings Worthwhile
- September 13, 2007 (57K, PDF) - Listen to Others, Then Plan for Success
- August 30, 2007 (57K, PDF) - Make sure Your Event is Worth it
- August 16, 2007 (57K, PDF) - Nonprofits Build Credibility on Solid Financial Footing
- July 31, 2007 (66K, PDF) - Finding the Right Fit for Nonprofit Boards
- July 17, 2007 (63K, PDF) - An Orientation for New Nonprofit Board Members
- July 3, 2007 (70K, PDF) - Establish Relationships to Keep Gifts Coming
- June 19, 2007 (58K, PDF) - There are Reasons Red Cross is Praised
- June 5, 2007 (50K, PDF) - Make a Big Difference by Giving Small
- May 8, 2007 (50K, PDF) - Nonprofits Need to be Smart About Privacy
- April 24, 2007 (51K, PDF) - Omnipresent Agencies Felt Far and Wide