Leading with Perspective and Rule #6: Don’t Take Yourself So [Dang] Seriously!
If you’ve ever tried to parallel park in front of an audience or explain TikTok to your board members, you know what it feels like to be under pressure. But
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The Hidden Costs of ‘Nice’: How Nonprofit Culture Can Undermine Impact
We pride ourselves on creating compassionate, mission-driven workplaces in the nonprofit sector. But inside many organizations, an underlying issue lurks behind closed boardroom doors: our culture of “niceness.” And it
Building Trust and Purpose Through Authentic Engagement
Create ownership by involving people from the start I love humans and truly believe we’re better together. When we work with purpose, it creates meaning and a bit of magic.
Transforming Talent into Triumph: Mastering Your First 90 Days as a Leader
There’s a particular moment in the leader’s journey that challenges just about everyone I’ve ever met, and it can occur again and again if we don’t recognize the moment for
The journey is the juice: 5 tips to help you thrive through change
Last month, we touched on the book Reinventing Organizations to help us think about the challenge of knowing how to do the right thing in a challenging situation. Initially, I
Board members: avoid stepping in poo
This month, we’re diving into the delicate balancing act of governing with discernment without stepping on toes (or in the proverbial “poo”).
Embrace AI to fuel nonprofit effectiveness
In a sector predicated on humanity, how can AI help your org level up? We’re getting curious about the potential of AI to support our collective mission to make here better.
Unlocking your team’s full potential
Imagine what your organization could accomplish if your team was collectively (and individually) doing their best work.
Boards: the sum is greater than its parts
These 7 strategies will have your board governing as one body.
6 tips to becoming a better board member
It turns out, how you show up as a board member has a significant impact on your organization’s effectiveness. Ready to level up your governance?
Big goals? Little by little becomes a lot!
The volume and speed of work can often lead well-intentioned nonprofit go-getters to burn bright and then burnout. But there’s a solution.
New year, new fundraising strategies
We’re breaking down crucial strategies to meet new fundraising challenges with innovation and inspiration.
