Board Development, COVID-19, Guest Blogs, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects
2020 has been a roller coaster ride for all of us. As nonprofit board members, we know that it has also put nonprofit governance to the test. At Social Impact Architects, when we brief boards on strategic planning, we put governance and culture in the middle of...
Collaborate, Communicate, Grow, Impact, Lead, Social Impact Architects
Every once in a while, a conference does more than fill your notebook with new ideas. Sometimes, in rare moments of true inspiration, you can feel the energy as people and ideas bounce off one another. That is why I often quip, “Innovation happens through collision.”...
Board Development, Business Planning, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Guest Blogs, Lead, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects
One of the greatest joys of my work is traveling across the country to speak at conferences and to learn alongside nonprofit leaders tackling some of our sector’s biggest challenges. I always come home with new ideas worth exploring. One topic that recently...
Business Planning, Grow, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
Too many nonprofits spend months creating a strategic plan only to place it on a shelf beside last year’s annual report and forgotten board materials. But the goal of strategic planning is not to produce paperwork. It is to create clarity, alignment and momentum...
Business Planning, Feasibility Studies, Grow, Impact, Impact Measurement, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
Every few months, another nonprofit headline grabs attention for the wrong reasons: questions about executive compensation, concerns about donor dollars, leadership misconduct or organizations making bold claims without clearly explaining the impact behind them. Most...
