Communicate, Grow, Impact, Impact Measurement, Organizational Assessments, Storytelling, Strategic Planning, Theory of Change
In today’s world of shrinking attention spans and endless distractions, it’s harder than ever for nonprofits to break through the noise. Add in the challenges of limited resources and competing demands, and it’s easy to why many organizations get lost in the weeds....
Advocacy/Policy Change, Business Planning, Collaborate, Growth/Scaling Plans, Impact, Issue Based Blogs, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling
In the world of community development, tools come and go. Some sparkle, some sputter. Few, however, have generated as much conversation as Opportunity Zones (OZs). We covered them extensively when they were released in 2017 and even developed a community toolkit to...
Lead, Organizational Culture, Social Enterprise, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling
It happened Tuesday – the pumpkin spice latte returned to Starbucks. And with it comes pumpkin spice … everything. Since 2003, Starbucks hasn’t just launched a drink – they’ve launched an entire season. What started as a test in a handful of stores is now a cultural...
Storytelling, Strategic Planning
Since everyone is heading back to school soon, we thought we’d start this blog off with a POP QUIZ! The sentences below are a mix of vision and mission statements. Can you tell which is which? Smithville is a vibrant, thriving and self-sustaining community. To fight...
Board Development, Communicate, Evaluation Planning, Impact, Impact Measurement, Lead, Lean Start-Up, Logic Model Development, Marketing & Communication, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling, Strategic Planning, Theory of Change
“Sustainability” has been a buzzword in the social sector for a while now, but what does it really mean? Everyone agrees that sustainability is an important factor in evaluating the resiliency of social sector organizations, but few have agreed on a simple path for...
