Communicate, Marketing & Communication, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects
One of my grandmother’s favorite sayings was: “A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” The airline industry overall has been in a lot of hot water recently – with union negotiations, safety concerns, and weather...
Communicate, Fundraising, Growth/Scaling Plans, Marketing & Communication, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects
This year, in the World Giving Index, the United States emerged as the most charitable country – with 72% of Americans reporting that they helped a stranger, 61% donated to a charity and 42% volunteered their time. But, as economic and societal shifts occur, that...
Guest Blogs, Lean Start-Up, Marketing & Communication, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects
We have been privileged recently to be the strategic partner for a long-time client and friend, TACA – The Arts Community Alliance, in Dallas on a first-of-its-kind Arts Accelerator. It is a 10-month, cohort-based program designed to increase organizational capacity,...
Marketing & Communication, Storytelling
Nothing strikes fear in the heart of a nonprofit staffer or board member more than the dreaded question, “Tell me what you do?” After almost two decades of training on storytelling and now with our webinars provided free online, I have pinpointed why it is so...
Communicate, Marketing & Communication, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling
On March 2, children and adults alike celebrated Dr. Seuss Day in classrooms across America. I love to visit an elementary school and read my favorite Dr. Seuss book – Oh, the Places You’ll Go! – to an enraptured audience of young learners. As Dr. Seuss taught us,...
Collaborate, Communicate, Marketing & Communication, Social Impact Architects, Social Movements, Storytelling, System Change
Saturday was Texas Independence Day – when Texans signed a declaration of independence from Mexico and created the Republic of Texas. To this day, Texans are fiercely independent, which is why our unofficial state slogan, “Don’t mess with Texas,” has resonated with so...