Board Development, Feasibility Studies, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Impact, Lean Start-Up, Organizational Assessments, Program Development, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
I always love thinking about the possibilities a new year brings for the future, but sometimes it’s difficult to know where to start. I was recently asked by a client how to determine where to focus energies in their organization in the coming year. My go-to...
Advocacy/Policy Change, Collaborate, Growth/Scaling Plans, Organizational Assessments, Program Development, Social Impact Architects
Thanksgiving is a time for families (biological or chosen) to come together, express gratitude and enjoy each other’s company. Families play an important role in shaping our lives. Renowned psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner studied this phenomenon, and it led to the...
Business Planning, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Impact, Impact Measurement, Lean Start-Up, Program Development, Social Impact Architects
“Evolve or die.” This saying is even truer today than when I started Social Impact Architects. Just two decades ago, I learned about social business plans in business school at Duke, but today traditional business plans are being replaced by a more efficient tool: the...
Business Planning, Business Planning, Collaborate, Feasibility Studies, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Organizational Assessments, Program Development, Social Enterprise, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
Because the social sector is in the business of changing the world, we often are inclined to see every need or idea as a call to action. The result of taking on too many opportunities comes in the form of mission creep, donor confusion or staff burnout. Research...
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...
Evaluation Planning, Impact, Impact Measurement, Organizational Assessments, Program Development, Social Impact Architects
When you travel outside the United States, you get an opportunity to reflect and be inspired by what you experience. My recent travel as well as the recent news of migrants coming to the United States to “achieve the American dream” has made me reflect on where we are...
