For Policymakers, Leadership
Fights on the floor of the state legislatures. Elections focused less on the issues plaguing our towns and more on dirty politics. A must-watch reality show in Washington D.C. around whom is the biggest liar. These are not scenes from the latest good vs. evil epic... 
Business Planning, Business Planning
One of my favorite cartoons is from Tom Fishburne’s “Brand Camp” – it does a great job of illustrating our inner monologue as we consider a new venture. I tell my students that successful entrepreneurship is half about skill – what you know and do – and half about... 
Business Concepts, Business Concepts, Business Planning, Scaling/Growth Plans, Social Impact Architects
Summer is an excellent time to consider new ideas. Based on research, one of the top ideas that nonprofits are considering is social enterprise (or an earned income venture). These ventures enable nonprofit (or for-profit) organizations to harness the power of the... 
Business Concepts, Business Planning
Last week we wrote about the similarities between business plans and strategic plans, and how a “strategic business plan” may be the sweet spot for many nonprofits. But, one of the questions I frequently encounter at my training sessions is, “I’ve never written a... 
Business Concepts, Strategic Planning
People can be so imaginative. While many of us are content with the traditional combination of peanut butter and chocolate, chefs and food enthusiasts are combining seemingly unrelated ingredients to yield culinary genius. Take the recent trend of cronuts, a...