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Mission Capital's Open House
We welcomed community members to meet our new CEO, Madge Vásquez, learn more membership benefits, and connect with other leaders in the nonprofit community.
Are You Ready to Make Money for Your Mission?
With us as your guide, we encourage you to push your organization’s boundaries to discover how you can make money for your mission.
Solving the Foster Care Crisis Starts with You
Foster Community’s Ana Acosta, shares how she became involved in serving children in care and how you can too.
Game of Boards
Serving on a nonprofit board means more than having the resilience of a Stark to accomplish great things.
Member Moment: Keep Texas Beautiful Rebuilds After Harvey
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey’s devastation, nonprofit Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) took action to rebuild and restore the Texas Gulf Coast.
A Year of Challenging Nonprofit Myths
After a year at Mission Capital, consultant Larry Anazia reflects on his transition to the nonprofit sector and shares lessons learned and nonprofit myths debunked.
Top 3 Things to Track on Your Financial Dashboard
If you want to make your financial reports come alive, especially for people who don’t enjoy numbers, a dashboard should do the trick.
Member Moment: Emancipet Leading Nonprofits Beyond the Grant
Reflecting on Emancipet’s success using alternative fundraising strategies, CEO Amy Mills shares the nonprofit’s journey moving beyond the grant.
Moving Beyond the Grant
If your organization is looking to grow or expand the number of people you serve or deepen your impact, let’s face it, you’ll have to get creative.
Building a Culturally Competent Team
How can we build a culturally competent organization? It all starts with a choice.
Introducing "Foster Community"
A collaborative of Central Texas organizations committed to helping youth in foster care thrive on their journey to a loving home.
Your Brand-New Mission Capital Member Portal
We’re revealing our NEW membership portal designed to make your online membership experience even more valuable!
Let America Be America Again
As our nation struggles to truly be a place where all citizens are valued and respected, each of us must be willing to examine and confront our own biases.
The Danger of Dismissing Ideas Too Quickly
People are quick to perceive danger in new ideas, but there is also danger in not exploring new concepts.
Working Through Complex Challenges
How can you effectively drive change in your organization when faced with a “complex challenge”?
Defying Logic
Giving away our money seems to defy logical thinking. But as humans, we make most of our personal financial decisions with our emotions, not with our logic.
Why Your Nonprofit’s Success is In Your People
Successful companies, even those with little sense of social purpose, care deeply about helping staff reach their full potential.
The One Secret Every Nonprofit Marketer Needs to Know
Guest blog post by Kevin Benz, marketing expert with more than 25 years of media experience.
The Power of Awareness
As leaders, we need to be sharply awake, disturbing our own “inner serenity” to be aware of the opportunities surrounding us.
The Promise We Make as a Social Sector Leader
It’s crucial to recognize the promise we make to evaluate our organization’s outcomes to deliver on our mission.