It’s been said that the English language can be difficult for some people whose native language is something other than English. The nonprofit world sometimes seems like it uses a language all its own. It’s not so much strange grammar, punctuation, or verb tense. Instead, it is (mostly) normal English words or phrases that are easy enough to read, but not very clear in their meaning. If you are not immersed in all-things-nonprofit, you may be completely unfamiliar with these terms. Even if you’ve heard them a hundred times, people are still often confused about what they really mean. Here a 7 common words and phrases used in nonprofit circles that are not well understood:

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