Nonprofit - a term that means various things to different people. The IRS identifies a nonprofit organization as a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or social benefit.

Nonprofit Support Network is excited to announce its inaugural programming designed to strengthen nonprofits in Muncie and Delaware County. The program, titled “Nonprofit Essentials,” is a series of learning sessions designed to strengthen the operations and management of nonprofit organizations and enhance the development of the individuals who serve them.

Due to limited budgets, it may be hard for some nonprofit organizations to pay their staff what they would like and deserve. However, these employees do get a salary.

Grant applications can be very competitive as many grantmakers have limited funds available to award each year. So, it is essential that you follow directions and thoroughly illustrate your plans with the funding. Find ways to stand out!

Staffing a nonprofit is essential to working towards the organization's mission. However, nonprofits operate on minimal full-time and part-time staff. So how do core initiatives get accomplished? Meet volunteers, the nonprofit’s superheroes.

Nonprofit professionals are no stranger to wearing multiple hats or trying to figure out how to do more with less. Doing a lot with a little, like limited budgets, is part of our charm. But with limited budgets and the current inflation landscape, it is difficult for some nonprofits to simply get by.

Nonprofit organizations face similar challenges. Sometimes these challenges seem unique to each organization, but we are here to tell you that nonprofits have more in common that what you may feel.

Get Fired Up as Muncie Downtown Development Partnership hosts an all day summer street fest to attract the entire Muncie community and surrounding areas. Approximately 100 volunteers are needed to make the event successful.

Network Huddles are peer group meetings hosted and facilitated by the Nonprofit Support Network, a newly established organization designed to provide support to nonprofit organizations in Muncie and Delaware County.

Regular organizational evaluation can help you determine if your programs are getting you to your mission and where you might have gaps to fill. Evaluation should be an ongoing management and learning tool to improve your organization.

Ten ways a nonprofit in Muncie or Delaware County has (probably) impacted your life. From birth, to recreational activities and volunteer experiences, nonprofits play a role.

One year ago in May, I joined what had seemed like my millionth Zoom call. We just passed the one-year mark of the pandemic and tireless work of flattening the curve.

The NonproFIT Support Network, established earlier this year, will provide support to nonprofits in Delaware County to ensure a healthy, well-supported, and sustainable nonprofit sector from which all will benefit.