Annual Traditions, Business Planning, COVID-19, Grow, Lead, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, System Change, Top 5 Annual List
Tonight marks the seventh day of Hanukkah – or the Festival of Lights. It commemorates the victory and recapture of Jerusalem in the year 164 BC. It is celebrated by the lighting of a menorah. One candle, known as the shamash, is lit and then used to light the other...
Business Planning, Client Flow/Design Thinking, COVID-19, Grow, Program Development, Social Enterprise, Social Impact Architects
With the economic and global shifts resulting from COVID-19, everyone has had to pivot their business models. Restaurants are delivering meals rather than opening up their doors. Retailers are making it easier for clients to purchase online and pick up curbside, while...
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...
Communicate, COVID-19, Fundraising, Guest Blogs, Marketing & Communication, Social Impact Architects
I am a huge fan of Gretchen Rubin and her work on The Happiness Project. While not an expert in happiness herself, she has studied the research, implemented it with friends and family, and summarized her findings in a number of bestselling books. She takes happiness...
Board Development, COVID-19, Guest Blogs, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects
2020 has been a roller coaster ride for all of us. As nonprofit board members, we know that it has also put nonprofit governance to the test. At Social Impact Architects, when we brief boards on strategic planning, we put governance and culture in the middle of...
COVID-19, Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Growth/Scaling Plans, Lead, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects
In my “entrepreneurial culture” workshops at Duke and other places across the country, we always talk about one key concept – employee ownership. If you want your nonprofit to go to the next level, employee ownership is key to unlocking this success. Ownership doesn’t...