Annual Traditions, Collaborate, COVID-19, Issue Based Blogs, Social Impact Architects, Social Movements, Summer Reading, System Change
Is it really July? Somehow 2020 has simultaneously moved fast, but also very slow. It is a strange paradox of living during a pandemic – every day is never-ending, yet the days fly by. In fact, there is a study of this phenomenon – chronemics or the study of the role...
Book Reviews, Communicate, COVID-19, Fundraising, Marketing & Communication, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling
Americans are very generous – in fact, more Americans give to charity than vote. In the first six months of 2020, despite more than half of the U.S. workforce experiencing unemployment or reduced income due to COVID-19, Americans have stepped up to support important...
Advocacy/Policy Change, COVID-19, Growth/Scaling Plans, Issue Based Blogs, Social Impact Architects, Social Movements
There are many reasons to start advocating now for the issues that are important to you and your organization. Whether you are energized to ensure nonprofits and social entrepreneurs get access to small business/Main Street loans; help clients and students impacted...
COVID-19, Lead, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, System Change
If remote work is the future of work, how do you stack up? I have been working with a virtual team since I founded Social Impact Architects 11 years ago. It isn’t easy, but like anything new, it can be rewarding – both for leaders and employees – if you have the...
Advocacy/Policy Change, Collaborate, Issue Based Blogs, Social Impact Architects, Social Movements, System Change
As #BlackOutTuesday came and went, I saw post after post from companies, individuals and celebrities with words of support for the Black Lives Matter movement. But, something was missing from these well-meaning, but passive sentiments. Then, I saw a post by Anne...
Communicate, COVID-19, Fundraising, Guest Blogs, Marketing & Communication, Social Impact Architects
Struggling with the right approach to communicate and connect to donors right now? It is tough to strike the right balance. In all things, we are playing the long game, but the pandemic makes donor communications even more challenging. Face-to-face interactions, which...
