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...
Communicate, Fundraising, Impact, Impact Measurement, Marketing & Communication, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling
As we close out the year, many nonprofits are starting to assemble their annual or impact reports. This practice is more than a tradition — it is one of the most important trust-building tools you have. Donors want to know the difference their support made and see the...
Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Impact, Impact Measurement, Logic Model Development, Organizational Assessments, Program Development
When I started at Phoenix House, a nonprofit focused on substance abuse and prevention, right out of college, I was an idealist. I pursued any program and every grant that would help our clients. I believed success was a numbers game — the more grant proposals...
Client Flow/Design Thinking, Evaluation Planning, Impact, Impact Measurement, Lean Start-Up, Logic Model Development, Program Development, Theory of Change
At a recent forum, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria was asked the ONE thing that children need to learn. His answer? Intellectual discipline. He defined it as the ability to wade through noise, discern the facts, analyze findings and form a point of view. We echo this sentiment...
Evaluation Planning, Impact, Impact Measurement, Logic Model Development, Program Development
During COVID-19, everyone turned into bakers and cooks. For my family, it was perfecting homemade ice cream for our annual Memorial Day Bash. We had a family recipe — but I wanted to kick it up a notch. I reimagined the model of what I thought ice cream should be and...
Communicate, Grow, Impact, Impact Measurement, Organizational Assessments, Storytelling, Strategic Planning, Theory of Change
In today’s world of shrinking attention spans and endless distractions, it’s harder than ever for nonprofits to break through the noise. Add in the challenges of limited resources and competing demands, and it’s easy to why many organizations get lost in the weeds....
