What are the top reasons for attending a nonprofit conference?What should you expect to get out of it and what should you be ready to put in? How can a nonprofit conference aid in your professional development and equip you to lead better? These are all questions nonprofit conference attendees and hosts should ask before the event. In […]
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With the rapid changes that we’ve seen over the last decade across technology, culture, and industry, organizations that fail to adopt an innovation mindset will run the risk of stagnating in their mission delivery and becoming obsolete in their communities. What does this mean for your organization? To put it plainly, the time to innovate […]
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As a society we’ve weathered the storm of the pandemic and its subsequent prolonged fallout and now are firmly in what is being considered the “post-COVID” era. So, what does this mean for nonprofit organizations operating in today’s day and age?At each juncture our consultants have given their advice on how nonprofits should respond during […]
There’s something unique about getting people together that no other form of collaboration can match. As humans, we crave personal connection, which is why coming together often helps teams to accomplish more than they would otherwise. That’s the concept behind gathering your team for a retreat. Physically being in the presence of others goes far […]
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Turnaround Executive Directors are brought in for various reasons, the most common of which are to fix an ongoing cash deficit, revitalize ailing programs, or pivot the organization towards a new mission. But, when you are faced with making decisions about how to turn the organization around, you need to first ask if you even should. […]
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Marketing is critical for nonprofits because it helps them generate the financial and volunteer support needed to achieve their mission. In this way, marketing acts as the bridge that connects their cause with the hearts and minds of their passionate donors, sponsors, volunteers, and advocates. External marketing efforts and internal communications play pivotal roles in […]
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When you hear the phrase “community outreach” what comes to mind? Most people immediately think of nonprofit organizations hosting community events, which isn’t necessarily wrong. However, on its own it’s an incomplete view of what community outreach means for nonprofits. Hosting events can be an important component of what outreach in our communities looks like, […]
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Have you heard your Executive Director or CEO say any of these things? These are all statements I have made throughout my career, and that I have heard echoed from my peers in nonprofit leadership. And that’s a problem! Each of these statements point to an unspoken issue that should concern a board of directors. […]
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Should your organization have centralized leadership or use a distributed leadership model? With all the buzz today around distributed leadership for nonprofits (also known as “shared leadership” or “co-leadership”), it’s easy to get caught up in the trend without fully analyzing the needs and implications associated with this kind of leadership model. But while distributed leadership may work well […]
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In a nonprofit organization which responsibilities belong to the Board of Directors, and which belong to the Executive Director? And how can both avoid stepping on each other’s toes? This is one of the most contentious topics in nonprofit leadership! Trying to determine where the board ends and the ED begins is one of the most common […]
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