The Courage to Hope: Leading Past the Safety of Cynicism
In a recent meeting where board members and the CEO were grappling with an array of challenging issues, the conversation took a turn. Tensions were running high, and time was
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Protecting the Core: Navigating Turbulent Waters
Friends, We find ourselves in a time of significant transition and challenge for the nonprofit sector. Leadership today means navigating a landscape of policy shifts, funding uncertainties, and rapid changes
We All Need Assisted Living: Interdependence and the Powerhouse of Governance
My 89-year-old mom—a force of nature who’s never met a challenge she couldn’t tackle solo—recently looked at me and said something I never thought I’d hear: “I might need some
Lead with Your Gut (and a Little Strategy)
How Values-Based Decision-Making Helps Nonprofit Leaders Stay Bold, Focused, and Effective Let’s be real: leading a nonprofit is not for the faint of heart. You’re constantly juggling mission, money, and
Mental Fitness: The Key to Thriving Leadership and Resilient Teams
As leaders, we often focus on developing skills, crafting strategies, and building systems to enhance performance. But how often do we pause to consider the mental fitness needed to sustain
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
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.
