Business Planning, Collaborate, Communicate, COVID-19, Fundraising, Grow, Guest Blogs, Human Resources, Issue Based Blogs, Lead, Marketing & Communication, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning, System Change
How has nonprofit life changed since the COVID-19 pandemic started? What should change forever? What should be reconsidered? Now that we are close to herd immunity, many nonprofits are tackling big and small questions across all aspects of their organizations about...
COVID-19, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Guest Blogs, Social Enterprise, Social Impact Architects
COVID-19 had a devastating impact on the commercial real estate market in 2020. And, even with things reopening in 2021, the effects will likely be felt over the next few years. This puts nonprofits that own their own real estate and/or are landlords in a tricky...
Board Development, Collaborate, Guest Blogs, Issue Based Blogs, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects
In 2020, every board we worked with was asking the same question – how do we as a board truly commit to racial equity and social justice? Last summer we wrote a post, “7 Actions Nonprofits Can Take to Be Anti-Racist Organizations” with some ideas that we have...
Guest Blogs, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
After our recent national survey and webinar, which we discussed in a recent post, I wanted to dig deeper into the financial results. First, the bad news from the survey – due to COVID-19, 17% of nonprofits reorganized, 13% reduced overhead and 10% postponed...
Communicate, Fundraising, Growth/Scaling Plans, Guest Blogs, Marketing & Communication, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. While it is commonplace to celebrate your loved ones on this day, more social sector organization are using this day to celebrate supporters and employees. For some inspiration, my friends and fellow consultants, Tawnia Wise...
Board Development, Communicate, COVID-19, Fundraising, Growth/Scaling Plans, Guest Blogs, Marketing & Communication, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects, Social Movements, System Change
You know a good thing when you see it. When I read the article, “The Color of Money,” in the latest issue of Advancing Philanthropy, the magazine published by AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals), I knew within the first two paragraphs that it was worth...
