Weekly inspiration for building your nonprofit leadership skills.
Nonprofits can be ruthlessly competitive and wary of one another. One reason is that nonprofits are constantly fundraising, and all the organizations in a given space tend to target the same donors or
READ MORE »A decision accomplishes nothing except creating momentum in a particular direction. Deciding to get married, for example, does not create a long and happy marriage — it just sets the possibility in mo
READ MORE »It’s been said that the one constant is change. Change creates opportunity. In every opportunity and in every decision, there are driving forces that you need to consider. For example, the rapid sprea
READ MORE »When it comes to boards, the idea of having a diverse set of people with varied backgrounds is a good one. When you’re only talking with people who know exactly what you know, and whom you value becau
READ MORE »Diversity, equity and inclusion are, rightly, much on leaders’ minds and in the press these days. It is concerning to me, though, that many people are treating DEI as though it is its own discipline.
READ MORE »Effective boards can be a great resource for nonprofits. But even very skilled businesspeople often fail to invest much time in structural issues at nonprofits. These nonprofit boards can end up fille
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