Cathy Allen
@cathy718.bsky.social
Life-long learner.
Advocate.
Nonprofit Capacity Builder.
Caregiver.
Entrepreneur.
Committed to conservation, social and economic justice, and peace.
Posting info from my own particular fields of interest.
https://linktr.ee/cathytheboarddoctor.org
Advocate.
Nonprofit Capacity Builder.
Caregiver.
Entrepreneur.
Committed to conservation, social and economic justice, and peace.
Posting info from my own particular fields of interest.
https://linktr.ee/cathytheboarddoctor.org
My latest Nonprofit911 newsletter, published on LinkedIn with a companion page on my website. www.linkedin.com/pulse/coming...
Coming to Grips with What Small Nonprofits Do (and Don't) Need
Contrary to popular belief small nonprofits are not mini versions of large nonprofits. Indeed, they can be so different that training and resources designed for larger nonprofits are at best irrelevan...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
My latest Nonprofit911 newsletter, published on LinkedIn with a companion page on my website. www.linkedin.com/pulse/coming...
For the first time... a live wildlife cam on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Within a few weeks, this beach will be hopping with Laysan albatross. Please visit the Friends of Midway Atoll website to learn more and to support their conservation efforts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3iK...
Midway Atoll NWR Wildlife Live Camera
YouTube video by Friends of Midway Atoll NWR
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October 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
For the first time... a live wildlife cam on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Within a few weeks, this beach will be hopping with Laysan albatross. Please visit the Friends of Midway Atoll website to learn more and to support their conservation efforts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3iK...
For the first time... a live feed from Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Within a few weeks, this beach will be hopping with Laysan albatross. To learn more, please visit the website of Friends of Midway Atoll. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3iK...
Midway Atoll NWR Wildlife Live Camera
YouTube video by Friends of Midway Atoll NWR
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
For the first time... a live feed from Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Within a few weeks, this beach will be hopping with Laysan albatross. To learn more, please visit the website of Friends of Midway Atoll. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3iK...
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Attn: nonprofit leaders - Are you prepared if a government actor demands that you disclose sensitive data? Our Nonprofit Toolkit offers best practices for responding to politicized gov investigations so that orgs can keep doing lawful, mission-based work.
What if …your nonprofit receives a demand to disclose sensitive data?
A data demand is a request or order from the government that an organization provide certain information.
protectdemocracy.org
October 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Attn: nonprofit leaders - Are you prepared if a government actor demands that you disclose sensitive data? Our Nonprofit Toolkit offers best practices for responding to politicized gov investigations so that orgs can keep doing lawful, mission-based work.
The National Wildlife Refuge Association explains why the administration's actions represent desecration of OUR public lands in Alaska. www.refugeassociation.org/press-releas...
Damaging Day for National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska — The National Wildlife Refuge Association
Arctic and Izembek National Wildlife Refuges, established on the same day in 1960, now share another day that could see their shared destruction.
www.refugeassociation.org
October 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The National Wildlife Refuge Association explains why the administration's actions represent desecration of OUR public lands in Alaska. www.refugeassociation.org/press-releas...
Does anyone know why I can't still stream @maddow.msnbc.com, @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com, or @jenpsaki.msnbc.com on the NBC app? AI is sending me to Peacock but I can't find the shows there either. I've always caught these shows in the morning since I can't watch at night. Now they're gone...
October 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Does anyone know why I can't still stream @maddow.msnbc.com, @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com, or @jenpsaki.msnbc.com on the NBC app? AI is sending me to Peacock but I can't find the shows there either. I've always caught these shows in the morning since I can't watch at night. Now they're gone...
The Nonprofit911 LinkedIn newsletter combines both original and curated content chosen for volunteer board members of small nonprofits. Subscribe now to never miss an issue! www.linkedin.com/pulse/libera...
The Liberating Effect of Good Board Policies
The former board president was furious at me. "What are you doing? We capped that program years ago! You just introduced too many participants.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Nonprofit911 LinkedIn newsletter combines both original and curated content chosen for volunteer board members of small nonprofits. Subscribe now to never miss an issue! www.linkedin.com/pulse/libera...
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The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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October 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Important professional milestone achieved! Extra delighted that I could choose "Budgets under $250k/Boards without staff" as an organization type on my profile.
September 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Important professional milestone achieved! Extra delighted that I could choose "Budgets under $250k/Boards without staff" as an organization type on my profile.
If you are on LinkedIn please subscribe. And if you are not on LinkedIn, you can see each edition and downloadable resources from The Board Doctor's website. www.linkedin.com/pulse/stream...
Streamline Bylaws for Ease of Compliance and More Effective Governance
Sometimes I feel like a bit of a broken record, but here is something I find myself repeating over and over, "Being in compliance with your bylaws is not optional." What is in them matters and adherin...
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September 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If you are on LinkedIn please subscribe. And if you are not on LinkedIn, you can see each edition and downloadable resources from The Board Doctor's website. www.linkedin.com/pulse/stream...
I'd never heard of a "virtual tip jar" before the other day, but I do quite a lot of pro bono and deeply discounted work for small nonprofits and I I thought it was worth seeing if others would want to help me keep that going. coff.ee/cathytheboarddoctor
Cathy Allen is Providing resources and support for leaders of small nonprofits
I help board members of small mission-driven organizations - especially those protecting our public lands - navigate their work with confidence, clarity, and purpose. By combining expertise in nonprof
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July 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I'd never heard of a "virtual tip jar" before the other day, but I do quite a lot of pro bono and deeply discounted work for small nonprofits and I I thought it was worth seeing if others would want to help me keep that going. coff.ee/cathytheboarddoctor
Nothing like two-days' notice to give congressional testimony... and asked for your written testimony two days in advance! Oh, well, Diane Yentel and the National Council of Nonprofits will make us proud!
June 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Nothing like two-days' notice to give congressional testimony... and asked for your written testimony two days in advance! Oh, well, Diane Yentel and the National Council of Nonprofits will make us proud!
If We Don't Stand Up for Our Missions - and for the Nonprofit Sector www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-don...
If We Don't Stand Up for Our Missions - and for the Nonprofit Sector - Who Will?
Sometimes I feel like a bit of a broken record, but I am determined to be even more persistent than the myths out there. So, here it is: nonprofit organizations in the United States are legally permit...
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May 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If We Don't Stand Up for Our Missions - and for the Nonprofit Sector www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-don...
I'm attending Michael Feggans for Delegate's event, “Office Opening Happy Hour” - sign up now to join me! #AIMHIGHVB www.mobilize.us/michaelfegga...
Office Opening Happy Hour · Michael Feggans for Delegate
We are excited to officially open our Campaign HQ! Join us for our Office Opening Happy Hour. You'll have a chance to meet volunteers, the Team, and Delegate Feggans. Bring questions and get ready to ...
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May 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I'm attending Michael Feggans for Delegate's event, “Office Opening Happy Hour” - sign up now to join me! #AIMHIGHVB www.mobilize.us/michaelfegga...
If you are in the nonprofit space, I invite you to subscribe to my new LinkedIn newsletter Nonprofit911. We've also built a companion webpage to organize the resource library. Let's meet this moment together! theboarddoctor.org/nonprofit-911/
May 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
If you are in the nonprofit space, I invite you to subscribe to my new LinkedIn newsletter Nonprofit911. We've also built a companion webpage to organize the resource library. Let's meet this moment together! theboarddoctor.org/nonprofit-911/
Coverage of the protests this week has been wrong. Reporters don't seem to understand there is much more than healthcare at stake. @velshimsnbc.bsky.social @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social will you be the first to report what Medicaid means to our families?
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House Panel Green-Lights Sweeping Cuts To Medicaid Despite Outcry From Disability Advocates
In a marathon session marked by the arrest of dozens of disability rights activists, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed ahead with plans to drastically reduce Medicaid spending.
www.disabilityscoop.com
May 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Coverage of the protests this week has been wrong. Reporters don't seem to understand there is much more than healthcare at stake. @velshimsnbc.bsky.social @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social will you be the first to report what Medicaid means to our families?
www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/05/15/h...
www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/05/15/h...
Thank you Candid! As someone who has spent a couple decades serving the smallest of small nonprofits, I know how hard it can be to find training material that is relevant and helpful. blog.candid.org/post/data-in...
The ‘invisible majority’: What we know about very small nonprofits
Candid insights | Gain visibility into very small nonprofits with budgets below $50,000 that make up 60% of all U.S. nonprofits, including data-driven insights on their leadership, issue areas, grant ...
blog.candid.org
May 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Thank you Candid! As someone who has spent a couple decades serving the smallest of small nonprofits, I know how hard it can be to find training material that is relevant and helpful. blog.candid.org/post/data-in...
Just posted a new carousel. Ping me if you'd like a pdf.
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Ten Attributes of a Healthy Nonprofit Board | Cathy Allen
In my years working with nonprofits of all kinds - brand new and well-established, big budget and small, with staff and without - I've discovered some things well-functioning boards have in common...
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May 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Just posted a new carousel. Ping me if you'd like a pdf.
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I will soon be launching a LinkedIn newsletter through my company page linkedin.com/company/the-... tentatively titled "Nonprofit 911." Our goal is to share both original and curated content designed to help leaders of small nonprofits survive/thrive in this moment. Please follow me there for more!
May 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I will soon be launching a LinkedIn newsletter through my company page linkedin.com/company/the-... tentatively titled "Nonprofit 911." Our goal is to share both original and curated content designed to help leaders of small nonprofits survive/thrive in this moment. Please follow me there for more!
With attacks against nonprofits ramping up, it seems time to revisit this excellent primer from Candid on the who, what, when, where and WHY of our sector. blog.candid.org/post/what-ar...
Why the social sector is vital to healthy, thriving communities | Candid insights
Get the facts on public charities, which make up a majority of NGOs—a broad umbrella term that was the subject of a recent White House memo—and what they do, who works at them, and how they're funded.
blog.candid.org
April 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
With attacks against nonprofits ramping up, it seems time to revisit this excellent primer from Candid on the who, what, when, where and WHY of our sector. blog.candid.org/post/what-ar...
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Trump opened up about 84% of the Pacific Islands Heritage marine national monument industrial fishing
That's about 1/3 of all protected waters in the entire country
Here are some things you can do to express your displeasure
www.southernfriedscience.com/5-things-you...
That's about 1/3 of all protected waters in the entire country
Here are some things you can do to express your displeasure
www.southernfriedscience.com/5-things-you...
5 things you can do if you’re pissed off about the latest Trump EO
Donald Trump opened an area of about 250 million acres of protected American waters to industrial fishing fleets on Thursday. This sets a very dangerous precedent that our public lands and wa…
www.southernfriedscience.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Trump opened up about 84% of the Pacific Islands Heritage marine national monument industrial fishing
That's about 1/3 of all protected waters in the entire country
Here are some things you can do to express your displeasure
www.southernfriedscience.com/5-things-you...
That's about 1/3 of all protected waters in the entire country
Here are some things you can do to express your displeasure
www.southernfriedscience.com/5-things-you...
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We’ve talked about this before, but we wanted to expand on it a little more. Late last week, Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) effectively took control of the Department of the Interior without a single Senate confirmation, public hearing, or vote.
April 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We’ve talked about this before, but we wanted to expand on it a little more. Late last week, Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) effectively took control of the Department of the Interior without a single Senate confirmation, public hearing, or vote.
Five great tips for nonprofit leaders from Candid. blog.candid.org/post/overcom...
5 tips to help nonprofits meet unforeseen challenges
Candid insights | Save the Children, U.S.’s COO offers five tips that can help nonprofits overcome unforeseen challenges, adapt to fast-changing realities, and position their organizations to emerge s...
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April 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Five great tips for nonprofit leaders from Candid. blog.candid.org/post/overcom...
Attacks on individual nonprofits are expected to ramp up this week. Make sure you know what the administration can and cannot do. Do not obey in advance.
www.councilofnonprofits.org/myth-v-reali...
www.councilofnonprofits.org/myth-v-reali...
Myth v. Reality: Executive Branch Lacks Authority to Target Nonprofit Organizations
The truth behind what the Executive Branch can and can not do to targeted nonprofit organizations.
www.councilofnonprofits.org
April 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Attacks on individual nonprofits are expected to ramp up this week. Make sure you know what the administration can and cannot do. Do not obey in advance.
www.councilofnonprofits.org/myth-v-reali...
www.councilofnonprofits.org/myth-v-reali...