2026 Mid-Year Nonprofit Pulse Check
BVU's Nonprofit Pulse Results Reveal Financial Cliff & Governance Gaps Mid-Year Survey of Nearly 80 Northeast Ohio Nonprofit CEOs Finds Leaders Know What Must Change - but Money, People, and Boards Aren’t Keeping Pace Business Volunteers Unlimited...
Nonprofit Leadership Transitions
Nonprofit Leadership Transitions Written by: Anne Goodman, AG Nonprofit Advisors | www.agnpa.com Leadership transitions in nonprofits are never simple. They are emotional, operational, and deeply human moments that involve four distinct roles: the board, the...
Exploring a Merger or Strategic Alliance
High points to consider before, during, and after the conversation. Mergers and strategic alliances can help nonprofits expand impact, share resources, and strengthen sustainability — but the path forward demands careful study, honest conversation, and a disciplined...
Connecting the Dots Between Employee Engagement and Community Engagement
By BVU's Amy Stoessel For Welty Enterprises, knowing it had a partner in Business Volunteers Unlimited made the creation of its employee engagement committee possible. “You all were the partner – in some ways, the capacity -- we needed to lean into this initiative and...
‘All In’ for the Community
Written by BVU's Amy Stoessel All In. That was the message delivered this month to roughly 1,100 of the region’s community and business leaders during the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s annual meeting. The event celebrated the accomplishments of the city and GCP,...
Serving 1,000 Neighbors in Need with Hot Meals, Haircuts, Healthcare and More – BVU’s 2026 Homeless Stand Down
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CLEVELAND – On Saturday, April 18, 2026, local nonprofit Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU) will host the 35th Homeless Stand Down - a model drawn from a Vietnam War era tradition, built on the belief that every veteran deserves a safe place to...
BVU Announces 2025 Board Matching Class
Strengthening Nonprofit Boards and Developing the Next Generation of Leaders Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU) proudly announces the Board Matching Class of 2025, a cohort of more than 130 business professionals who have been trained, matched, and elected to...
What do a Marshmallow Room and a Toy Duck Have in Common?
BVU's Amy Stoessel writes about how corporate volunteerism is a win-win-win. A Marshmallow Room A room at Second Harvest Food Bank in Lorain was affectionately referred to this fall as “The Marshmallow Room." Here, volunteers from Medical Mutual spent hours separating...
The Riverside Company’s Graham Hearns – Meaningful Corporate Volunteerism
Not only does The Riverside Company focus on adding value to the companies with which it works, the nearly 40-year-old private equity firm also strives to do the same for the communities where it operates. It does so, in part, through its membership with BVU. For 11...
What Nonprofit Leaders Told Us in 2025
Highlights from BVU’s 2025 Nonprofit Pulse Survey Each month, BVU’s Nonprofit Pulse Survey gathers insights from nearly 500 nonprofit chief executives across Northeast Ohio. The 2025 results paint a clear picture of a sector navigating sustained financial, strategic,...