It’s time to come clean. Did you wake up this morning and think – I hope I get to ask somebody for money today?! Chances are you didn’t. Why? Because there’s all this weird psychological stuff that goes on when we think of nonprofit fundraising. The good news is we can do something about it. [...]
I was lucky enough to be the featured author at a YNPN (Young Nonprofit Professionals Network) book club recently, and I was asked such smart questions about my book (“The Impact Triangle”)! It became even more apparent that the principles in the book can be applied to our lives in many ways. I’d like to [...]
I’m referring to those folks so many nonprofits rely on to keep the organization running. Beyond the board members. You know, the ones in the office doing data entry for you, the ones serving directly in programs, the ones who help you figure out those IT issues, or provide marketing advice, the ones who help [...]
As I sat down to write my last post of the year, and wanting to provide meaningful content for you, I remembered how much time I spend with various nonprofit leaders talking about culture, values, goals and related alignment issues. For many, these concepts seem abstract or complicated. Then I also remembered this great Bridgespan [...]
I get it. You have a budget and you need to be fiscally responsible. But how often do you think, “Dang! I can’t do this thing we really need to do - and are committed to doing – because there’s no money in my nonprofit budget?” Been there. Said that. More than once. But in [...]
You’re running from project to meeting to event to the phone and email. Your to-do list only seems to grow. Resource allocation in nonprofits can be a constant battle. What if you gave yourself a break? What if you looked at your approach a little differently? It’s really not so tough to do….but it depends [...]