Why Great Ideas Aren’t Enough: What It Really Takes to Start a Nonprofit

Why Great Ideas Aren’t Enough: What It Really Takes to Start a Nonprofit

Remember those “Choose Your Own Adventure” novels where you could make decisions along the way and customize your own ending? They all started with the same warning label: “The adventures you take are a result of your choice. You are responsible because you choose! …...

Where Do We Go From Here? Using the Nonprofit Lifecycle to Plan Ahead

Where Do We Go From Here? Using the Nonprofit Lifecycle to Plan Ahead

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...

5 Types of Strategic Plans Every Nonprofit Should Know (And When to Use Them)

5 Types of Strategic Plans Every Nonprofit Should Know (And When to Use Them)

While there are numerous books and websites on strategic planning, the process of developing a plan often seems prescriptive – but it doesn’t have to be. Strategy for any organization can be tailored to set forth the ways an organization will negotiate its environment...

How Nonprofit Leaders Can Ensure Every Part of Their Organization Advances Social Change

How Nonprofit Leaders Can Ensure Every Part of Their Organization Advances Social Change

Last week, on October 24, we celebrated United Nations Day, marking the historic moment when countries united after World War II to promote peace, security and cooperation. Since then, the UN has continued to bring nations together around many other key priorities,...

Hot Nonprofit Trends for Summer 2024

Hot Nonprofit Trends for Summer 2024

As we hit the midpoint of the year, a new trend for for-profit and nonprofit leaders is to review their strategic and operational goals and make New Half-Year’s resolutions, recommitting to old goals and resolving to achieve new ones. Summer is a great time for...

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