Annual Traditions, Business Planning, Collaborate, Communicate, Fundraising, Grow, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning, Summer Reading
As we hit the midpoint of the year, a new trend for for-profit and nonprofit leaders is to review their strategic and operational goals and make New Half-Year’s resolutions, recommitting to old goals and resolving to achieve new ones. Summer is a great time for...
Annual Traditions, Corporate Social Responsibility, Grow, Lead, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Retreats, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning, Summer Reading
During summer, it feels like time stops for just a moment. The longer days, the warm breezes and sweet fragrances in the air allow time to slow down for reflection. You can sit by a beach or lake and just gaze into the water, being present and enjoying the ease of...
Annual Traditions, Business Planning, Guest Blogs, Retreats, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning, Summer Reading
We are officially in the “dog days” of summer. Interestingly, this phrase refers to the sultry days of summer and came from the Romans, who associated it with the star Sirius. They considered Sirius to be the “dog star” because it was the brightest star in the...
Advocacy/Policy Change, Annual Traditions, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, Summer Reading, Theory of Change
Summer. A slower time of year. The long days unfold as the bluest skies turn into beautiful sunsets over the horizon. The season allows us to pause, appreciate beauty and focus on the present. It allows us to lean into human “being” versus human “doing.” As we...
Annual Traditions, Collaborate, COVID-19, Issue Based Blogs, Social Impact Architects, Social Movements, Summer Reading, System Change
Is it really July? Somehow 2020 has simultaneously moved fast, but also very slow. It is a strange paradox of living during a pandemic – every day is never-ending, yet the days fly by. In fact, there is a study of this phenomenon – chronemics or the study of the role...
Annual Traditions, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling, Summer Reading
Happy July 4th! It is the day we celebrate the birth of the United States as an independent nation. After years of frustration with the British government, the new Americans celebrated with fireworks, bonfires and even a mock funeral of King George III. Today, we come...
