Advocacy/Policy Change, Business Planning, Growth/Scaling Plans, Social Impact Architects
This week, Jews the world over will celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown on Sept. 11. Observers of the holiday participate in a tradition of eating apples dipped in honey and wish each other not just a happy, but a sweet new year....
Business Planning, Business Planning, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Organizational Assessments, Social Enterprise, Social Impact Architects
One of my favorite cartoons is from Tom Fishburne’s “Brand Camp.” It does a great job of illustrating the inner monologue we all have when considering a new venture. I often tell my students that successful entrepreneurship is half about skill (what you know and do)...
Business Planning, Business Planning, Grow, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
This spring, we celebrated NASA’s Artemis II mission, and the return of humans traveling around the moon. Watching the capsule land safely down back on Earth reminded of something important: NASA did not reach this point through vision alone. The mission succeeded...
Business Planning, Feasibility Studies, Grow, Impact, Impact Measurement, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
Every few months, another nonprofit headline grabs attention for the wrong reasons: questions about executive compensation, concerns about donor dollars, leadership misconduct or organizations making bold claims without clearly explaining the impact behind them. Most...
Business Planning, Business Planning, Collaborate, Feasibility Studies, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Organizational Assessments, Program Development, Social Enterprise, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
January brings a rush of ideas. New goals. New energy. New possibilities. However, “new” can be a double-edged sword. Some ideas are genuine breakthroughs. Some are distractions dressed up as innovation. And some quietly derail even the strongest organizations. The...
Business Planning, Business Planning, Grow, Marketing & Communication, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
“When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.”- John F. Kennedy The quote above may be familiar, but the truth behind it hits differently today. Crises are...
