Business Planning, Guest Blogs, Organizational Assessments, Strategic Planning
As professionals in the social sector committed to doing good, we’d like to think we’re immune to public relations crises. But, just like corporations, socially minded businesses and nonprofit organizations are susceptible to events, be they natural... 
Business Planning, Business Planning, Grow, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Strategic Planning
We are always on the lookout for positive trends, especially from the for-profit space, to incorporate into nonprofit settings. Recently, we have heard a lot about great corporate cultures like those of Zappos and technology companies. When we dissect what makes these... 
Business Planning, Grow, Lead, Organizational Culture, Social Enterprise, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
I am thrilled to share to that I have been hired as consultant and facilitator for the 2023 Duke Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership Program. In this role, I will be leading Duke’s Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership for working professionals. I have taught... 
Business Planning, Business Planning, Evaluation Planning, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Impact, Organizational Assessments, Social Enterprise, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning, System Change
“Back to the Future” is coming to Broadway in New York this weekend. (My husband and I had a blast watching it in London last year.) With all the discussions about AI and Chat GPT, we thought we’d contemplate the future of the social sector along with some of the... 
Business Planning, Organizational Assessments, Program Development, Social Impact Architects
When I visited South Africa, Kruger National Park had an exploding elephant population. They had to move many of elephants to a nearby wildlife refuge, but they only had equipment to move the smaller ones – the females and the young. They couldn’t move the adult males... 
Business Planning, Grow, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
Summer brings us blockbuster movies, and this summer is no different. I for one cannot wait. One recent movie that I really enjoyed was “Air,” which tells the story of the rise of Nike and how its basketball division landed Michael Jordan as its ambassador. (It’s now... 