How Do We Break the Cycle of Bad Choices? Preventing Them in the First Place!
Intro: In the following op-ed piece, the Honorable Thomas M.J. Hathaway, a retired Wayne County Circuit Court judge, reflects on his experience dealing with [...]
Best Practices for Optimizing Google Ads & Maintaining Ad Grants Status
You made it through the Google Ad Grants application process, and your organization has been approved? Nice work! Your nonprofit now has FREE access to [...]
Mackinac Policy Conference Reveals the Magic of Michigan
Pamela represented The Vella Group at the 2023 Mackinac Policy Conference two weeks ago and shares her perspective on what makes this annual event [...]
Midnight Golf Program: Guiding Metro-Detroit Students Through College & Beyond
About 220 high school students with Detroit’s Midnight Golf Program (MGP) hit the road for an action-packed college tour this spring, visiting eight schools [...]
Common Chords: A Unifying Nonprofit for a Dissonant Time
When Rev. Robert Jones and Matt Watroba take the stage at The Ark, a folk and roots music club in Ann Arbor, they waste [...]
How Nonprofits Can Boost Volunteer Rates Amid National Decline
April marks National Volunteer Month – an opportunity to celebrate the impact volunteers have on our communities and encourage active participation among all generations. [...]
When Boards Strike the Right Chords
When the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) played its first notes, Grover Cleveland was president of the United States. The year was 1887, and the [...]
Building a Better Nonprofit Governing Board
Remember when your nonprofit got started? You probably launched your organization with a small, informal group of founders with strong passion for the mission [...]
Getting Your Nonprofit Started with Google Ad Grants
Google ranks as the top internet search engine worldwide. As of January 2023, it accounted for more than 84 percent of global desktop search [...]
How to Build an Effective Founding Board
All nonprofit organizations need a governing board for practical, ethical and legal reasons – that’s a given. But these days, a strong, smoothly functioning [...]