In this crazy year of the global pandemic, you might want to call Ghostbusters to rid the world of the wild ups and downs of 2020. With all of the challenges nonprofits have faced in 2020, most of us cannot wait to ring in a new year. Bring on 2021! Since Ghostbusters is a classic 1984 movie and not reality, who else can you call?

The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits is the place to call. OKCNP provides a toll-free helpline for any nonprofit in the state of Oklahoma for simple, to the most complex situations. On the other end of the phone, will be a nonprofit professional with years of experience to assist you with your questions. With a staff with over 125 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, we truly live out our mission every day; “Empowering Nonprofits to Achieve Excellence in their Missions.”

When a small nonprofit called in a state of panic because they had been notified that their nonprofit status was about to be revoked, we provided guidance on how to keep their exempt status in place. When a long-term executive director called in tears because she was having difficulty with that “one” board member making her life miserable, OKCNP was able to provide guidance on how to deal with conflict in the board room. Many times our helpline calls turn into a simple listening session. Nonprofit leaders often feel like they are alone on an island. Public charity work is difficult and complex and each of us need a place to be heard, appreciated, and advised. Mission fatigue is real. Working with difficult challenges and sometimes difficult people, can be exhausting. We want you to know that you are not alone. Oklahoma Center for Nonprofit professionals are just a call away and ready and anxious to help.

We cannot count the number of times nonprofit professionals have reached out to OKCNP for a sample of a policy, internal form or a “best practice” guide to help them in their time of need. We are always willing to help you achieve excellence in your mission. OKCNP may not have all of the answers, but we can be your first and perhaps best resource for the help you need.

Here are just a few of the topics we can help with:

• How to deal with COVID in the workplace and continuing your mission
• Fostering a productive and connected remote work force
• Human resource issues
• Board development and keeping your board members engaged
• Budgeting and financial questions

You don’t have to be a member of the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits to call. Any nonprofit public charity can call to receive assistance or guidance. If you need assistance beyond a 15-20 minute conversation, we can also help with full service, professional consulting services.

Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits Helpline

1-800-338-1798