When giants stumble: Catching decline before it’s too late
Hey changemakers, Remember last month when I asked whether you might be part of the reason the board’s performance isn’t where it needs to be? Harsh, yes—and also the question
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Avoiding bold choices isn’t “careful”—it’s costly
Let’s talk about risk. Not the dramatic cliff-diving kind—the quiet, everyday boardroom variety that decides whether your organization thrives, stalls out, or just fades away. Plot twist: playing it too
Why Your Job is to Distress People (Thoughtfully)
Hey changemakers, I’m about to tell you something that might make you squirm a little. Ready? “Managing change is about upsetting people only at a rate that they can tolerate.”
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
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.
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
New year, new fundraising strategies
We’re breaking down crucial strategies to meet new fundraising challenges with innovation and inspiration.
Board chairs: passing the baton
Are you passing the proverbial baton to a new board chair at the end of the year? Defining (and nurturing) that relationship will be crucial.
Bottle rockets and business challenges
What do they have in common? They benefit from a little thing your elementary science teacher called “the scientific method”.
Part 2: Why great nonprofit leaders leave
The uncertainty and messiness often inherent in the nonprofit sector have good leaders and candidates making different choices. Add to this the current trend of quiet quitting, and many wonder
Hope may just be the discipline you need
Hope is not a strategy; it’s a discipline. And we can practice it every day. Use the “MVV” to ground yourself in what matters most.
Let your love flow: the secret to donor retention
People often ask me for fundraising tips to boost giving as if there is a magic formula. Well, there is! And it’s simpler than you think. The key? Love.