5 Strategies to Start the Year Strong in Your Organization
Hi there, There’s something magical about the start of a new year. It’s a clean slate, a chance to recalibrate, and an opportunity to lay the groundwork for the year […]
Goal-Setting Hacks for Teams: Achieve More in 2025
There’s something about the start of a new year that feels so fresh and full of potential, isn’t there? It’s the opening of a brand-new notebook—clean pages and endless possibilities. […]
Emerging Trends in Nonprofits: What to Watch This Year
I love the energy of a new year. It’s a fresh start, full of potential and a little curiosity about what’s coming next. If you’re in the nonprofit world, you […]
How to Build a Culture of Innovation in the New Year
As the calendar flips to a new year, there’s this incredible energy that seems to settle over everything. It’s like the world is daring us to try something new, to […]
Is Diversified Funding REALLY That Important?
In February, I talked about the importance of prioritizing diversified funding. After Amazon announced its Amazon Smiles program would be closing, several of my clients and colleagues discussed what this […]
Strategic Planning in an emergency
It’s that time in the COVID era that you’ve earned your Crisis Manager Badge. Congratulations! During this time, you’ve probably been mostly occupied with putting out fires and making adjustments […]
The Big Event Question Mark
We’ve had a lot of events cancelled outright lately. But now we’re entering a new no-person’s land of should we or shouldn’t we march ahead with “Our Thing”? This post will give you a few ideas on how to approach the discussion and issues to consider.
Measuring the Impact of Your Volunteers
Volunteer Evaluations Your Volunteer Plan should include processes and protocols for evaluating volunteers. We often neglect this important work. It must be done, and you want to make sure your […]
Volunteers as Fundraisers: Many Hands Make Light Work (and raise more money!)
There are many ways for volunteers to help with fundraising. Your job is to make the best possible match between the fundraising task and the volunteer personality, and to train […]
Planning to Plan–Your Fundraising Plan Should Be Built on Good Planning
This week’s blog continues exploring the ever-important Fundraising Plan. All nonprofits should have one. The Fundraising Authority The Fundraising Authority offers a great article on writing a Fundraising Plan. The […]
