Business Planning, Employee Engagement, Grow, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture
The pandemic – and return to work afterward – taught us many lessons. One of the most powerful for me was the importance of organizational culture and meaningful employee engagement. Our research revealed a clear correlation: nonprofits with strong internal cultures...
Business Planning, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Impact Measurement, Storytelling
Summer always reminds me of one of my family’s favorite pastimes – baseball. When my nephew Alexander was first learning to play, I got a chance to help him practice for a game. At practice, he was struggling with hitting the ball. Eventually, I realized the problem –...
Business Planning, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
If you ever want to start an unsolvable argument, ask a group of people about their favorite pizza chain. Some say Pizza Hut. Others love Papa John’s. Mine is Domino’s – but it did not start out that way. Back in 2008, the most common complaint Domino’s received was...
Business Planning, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
Everything changed five years ago – so much so, many futurists, including myself, shifted from long-range planning to week-to-week scenario planning. With government support like PPP loans, many nonprofits were able to stay afloat. Needless to say, the past few years...
Business Planning, Feasibility Studies, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Impact, Impact Measurement, Lean Start-Up, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
Remember those “Choose Your Own Adventure” novels where you could make decisions along the way and customize your own ending? They all started with the same warning label: “The adventures you take are a result of your choice. You are responsible because you choose! …...
Business Planning, Communicate, Fundraising, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Human Resources, Impact, Lean Start-Up, Marketing & Communication, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, Theory of Change
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around for over a decade, but in 2024 it had its breakthrough moment, with discussions about its impact touching every industry, including the nonprofit sector. I first learned about AI at DevLearn in 2019, which inspired our 2020...
