Board Development, Business Planning, COVID-19, Grow, Lead, Marketing & Communication, Nonprofit Trends, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning, System Change
Everything changed two years ago – so much so, many futurists, including myself, shifted gears from long-range planning to week-to-week survival. At Social Impact Architects, we even changed our website and created a “Nonprofit Coronavirus Resource Center” with all...
Annual Traditions, Collaborate, Impact, Impact Measurement, Issue Based Blogs, Nonprofit Trends, Social Impact Architects, System Change
True friends have an uncanny ability to drop into your life and give you insights when you least expect it. This happened last week when I was catching up with Sommer Neff, a longtime friend and colleague (and a hell of a grant writer, if you need one). We were...
Annual Traditions, Inspirations, Social Impact Architects
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In August, I got the opportunity to visit Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, where Americans as part of the Allied Invasion landed on June 6, 1944, to liberate Europe. It was a sobering day. Three things struck me: 1) the courage of the men and women on the...
Annual Traditions, Social Impact Architects, Thanksgiving
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Annual Traditions, Communicate, COVID-19, Fundraising, Giving Trends, Marketing & Communication, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling
Americans have always been generous. But, as in other trying times, 9/11 or the Great Recession, Americans stepped up their giving. Indiana University’s Women’s Philanthropy Institute released a report that 56% of U.S. households engaged in charitable giving during...
