We’re hosting new Network Huddles in 2023 to meet the needs of our community’s nonprofits.

A nonprofit director’s job can be vast and complex. We’re challenged with juggling multiple roles that involve staff, technology, finance, public perception, operations, and board development. While each director’s role varies, the most common, and arguably the most important role is the one of board development and management. We gathered some of our favorite pieces of advice about nonprofit boards, plus Carly weighs in with her experiences below.

What happens when you find purpose and meaning in serving others? Or in helping fulfill the mission of your non-profit? You feel fulfilled, accomplished. You feel good knowing you’re helping the community or helping those with less resources than you.

Nonprofits serving or located in Muncie-Delaware County will have access to expanded educational programming in 2023 thanks to a collaboration between Nonprofit Support Network and Shafer Leadership Academy.

As we grow, we’re focusing on adaptive innovation through transformative change by improving ideas and processes, rather than just creating new ones.

An important undertaking like a campaign shouldn’t be entered into lightly. How do you know if your organization is truly ready to take this important step to fund the future aspirations of your nonprofit? Here are some key steps to be thinking about as you are moving into campaign planning. 

Nonprofit workers are invited to gather and celebrate the end of the year at a first-ever Nonprofit Holiday Celebration. With a nod to Christmas classic, Miracle on 34th Street, Nonprofit Support Network, along with The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County and Clubhouse at Accutech, will host Miracle on Walnut Street on Thursday, December 15 from 2 to 4 pm at Clubhouse at Accutech in downtown Muncie.

GivingTuesday has evolved into an independent nonprofit and global movement that inspires people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

Most individuals involved in starting nonprofit organizations have a strong desire to help others but not a clear understanding of the amount of work that goes into forming and managing one.

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.