Champions of Good
You are the champion of good. We are the champion of you.
Building a Nonprofit Board
Whether you are starting a new board or strengthening an existing one, these resources and guidance can help board chairs, board members, and executive directors work together to build a representative and effective board of directors. They’ll help guide you in assessing your current board composition, recruiting and selecting diverse and qualified candidates, orienting and training new board members, establishing clear and effective board policies and procedures, and supporting ongoing board development and evaluation.
Our Services
Propel Nonprofits’ programs and services provide a holistic approach to meet your most pressing needs, including the ability to more closely link strategy, governance, and finance.
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Accounting & Finance
Propel Nonprofits’ accounting and finance services are designed to equip your team with decision-level data while also building financial leadership and confidence within your nonprofit.
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Join A Board
Are you looking to volunteer to help your community and engage in causes you care about? Are you seeking board members with a specific skillset to join your board? Propel Nonprofits’ Board Connector program recruits board members for Twin Cities-based nonprofit organizations.
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Fiscal Sponsorship
Propel Nonprofits’ fiscal sponsorship program works with dozens of mission-driven organizations, projects, causes, and collaborations to test drive new ideas as you build infrastructure, set goals, develop your business model, and get your big idea off the ground.
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Lending
Propel Nonprofits makes loans to a wide range of nonprofits of different sizes and fields of service to strengthen and expand programs, manage cash flow, and finance real estate projects. Our lending team determines the best approach to meet your needs, and sticks with you to address challenges.
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Strategic Consulting
As a leader, you want to make sure your organization has a shared vision for the future, and the strategy to get there. Propel Nonprofits’ consultants are experienced at providing strategic planning, board development, and other strategic services to organizations
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Leaders Circles®
We work with leaders, both experienced or emerging, to help them access their best thinking, build productive relationships, and navigate change effectively through Leaders Circles®.
Attend a Training
Treasurer/Finance Committee: Right People, Right Roles
This session is geared toward helping new treasurers and finance committee members (or current ones looking for a refresher) be successful in their role. We will cover tools and practices that can help board treasurers develop finance skills, ask strategic financial questions, lead board development in finance, and keep the numbers connected to the mission.
Fundamentals of Nonprofit Finance
This workshop is right for you if you are new to the nonprofit sector, nonprofit finance, or your position as staff or board member.
Strategy, Planning, and Outcomes: Bridging your strategy work with ground level impacts
Join us to explore the connections between organizational strategy and service impacts. You will walk away from this webinar with an understanding of the nine gears of effective nonprofits, strategy planning frameworks, and the practical application of outcomes development.
Resources
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Template
Template to record your board meeting minutes, created for your convenience and to remind you of legal recommendations related to…
Balance Sheet Cheat Sheet
The Propel Nonprofits Balance Sheet Cheat Sheet highlights six key measures that are useful for all types of nonprofits.
Emergency Succession Plan Template
This 2-part template was designed by Propel Nonprofits’ to serve as a narrative guide to help nonprofit leaders craft an…
The Upton Program
“My favorite part about this work is building relationships with the parents we have been able to connect with. We are creating a model that does not assume that our role is superior to that of those we are serving.”