Business Planning, Collaborate, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects
I was thrilled to speak last week about Nonprofit Megatrends at a conference in one of my favorite cities – Cincinnati. Every social sector conference this fall features trends on collective impact, collaboration and system building. These concepts signify an...
Board Development, Business Planning, Communicate, Grow, Marketing & Communication, Organizational Assessments, Social Enterprise, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
I love fall – with it comes so many possibilities. It reminds me of one of my favorite fall quotes by French author Albert Camus: “Autumn is the second spring when every leaf is a flower.” It professes a love for the season of fall but also a season of life where...
Impact, Impact Measurement, Lean Start-Up, Logic Model Development, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling, Theory of Change
More and more, research indicates that one of the keys to success is mindset – the frame of mind through which we perceive, interpret and organize our complex world. In fact, science is showing – through studies with athletes, medical patients and students taking...
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...
Business Planning, Communicate, Fundraising, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Impact, Impact Measurement, Lead, Marketing & Communication, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling
Uncertainty is one of the most difficult emotions for a leader to process and then turn around to lead successfully. Today the economic, social and geopolitical clouds around us are hard to ignore. The question is: what can you best do as a leader in uncertain...
Business Planning, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
Everything changed two years ago – so much so, many futurists, including myself, shifted gears from long-range planning to week-to-week survival. Now, as the country begins to get back to “normal,” we have begun shifting back to long-term planning. For nonprofits, the...