Issue Based Blogs, Social Impact Architects, Social Movements
I love moonshot goals – probably a carryover from my obsession with space exploration as a child. So, when President Biden first announced his goal to cut child poverty in half – I was all in and wanted to develop a community-based roadmap to make this happen in a...
Advocacy/Policy Change, Collaborate, Issue Based Blogs, Social Impact Architects, Social Movements
Like many of you, after every presidential speech and opposition rebuttal, I am struck with two feelings: 1) inspiration for the power of prose in presenting new ideas and 2) bias toward action. I could not fall asleep last night with ideas and possibilities swirling...
Board Development, Collaborate, Guest Blogs, Issue Based Blogs, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects
In 2020, every board we worked with was asking the same question – how do we as a board truly commit to racial equity and social justice? Last summer we wrote a post, “7 Actions Nonprofits Can Take to Be Anti-Racist Organizations” with some ideas that we have...
COVID-19, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
Last Sunday, we sprung forward with Daylight Saving Time. It was a perfect analogy for how many of us are feeling – we have been in a holding pattern for the past year and we are ready to spring forward into 2021. Right now, the No. 1 question I have been hearing is:...
Board Development, Communicate, Evaluation Planning, Impact, Impact Measurement, Lead, Lean Start-Up, Logic Model Development, Marketing & Communication, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling, Strategic Planning, Theory of Change
“Sustainability” has been a buzzword in the social sector for the past few years, but what does it really mean? Everyone agrees that sustainability is an important factor to evaluate the resiliency of social sector organizations, but few have agreed on a simple path...
Advocacy/Policy Change, Board Development, Collaborate, Communicate, COVID-19, Feasibility Studies, Fundraising, Grow, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, Social Movements, Storytelling, Strategic Planning, System Change
Pivot. I imagine you’ve heard or used this word to describe your nonprofit’s activities in the past year. With the devastating impact of COVID-19 on our economy and public health, nonprofits have indeed had to shift quickly to answer the call of their communities....