Business Planning, Grow, Impact, Lean Start-Up, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects
I love to travel. It’s not just about the trip itself. I also love planning the trip. Give me a destination, a cup of tea and a few hours to research, and I am a happy camper. Right now, I am digging into a trip to Scotland next year. A few years ago, I wrote a blog...
Business Planning, Grow, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
Too many nonprofits spend months creating a strategic plan only to place it on a shelf beside last year’s annual report and forgotten board materials. But the goal of strategic planning is not to produce paperwork. It is to create clarity, alignment and momentum...
Business Planning, Communicate, Fundraising, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling, Strategic Planning, Theory of Change
If it feels like things are moving fast, it is because they are. The pace of change has accelerated. More importantly, the number of things changing all at once has increased. Multiple systems are shifting at the same time: technology, workforce expectations, trust in...
Board Development, Business Planning, Employee Engagement, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Guest Blogs, Human Resources, Impact Measurement, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning, Theory of Change
In the past year alone, 10 of our longtime clients have gone through CEO transitions. That tracks with what national research is telling us: leadership turnover in the nonprofit sector is accelerating, and more organizations are entering transitions — whether they...
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...
