Creating Agility

The agility of your nonprofit depends on the agility of your board and executive. […]

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The First 100 Days

4 steps will help a new nonprofit executive make a smooth and successful transition into executive leadership. […]

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What Would You Say?

Your answers to 2 questions make it easier to attract the donors, board members, and staff members your nonprofit needs. […]

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How Far into the Future Should You Look?

To make a meaningful, measurable, and durable change in clients’ lives, a nonprofit must have a plan that extends beyond its service cycle. For many nonprofits, the service cycle covers multiple years. For many youth organizations, clients enroll for several years. One of the longer cycles is a pre-K through 12th grade school. In that […]

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To Plan or Not to Plan

The benefits from planning outweigh the effort required by a nonprofit to create a plan. […]

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Align Personal Goals with Your Nonprofit’s Goals

Staff retention and enthusiasm are optimized by aligning personal goals with your nonprofit’s goals. […]

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Are You a Good Fire Chief?

Does it seem like every day is an exercise in firefighting? […]

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Looking Forward

There is going to be another downturn in the economy. No one knows when, but we all know it will happen. […]

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The Long-Term Plan

Many nonprofits feel that long-term or strategic planning is a waste of time. The value of the planning is determined by the reason for doing the planning. […]

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Anyone Can Be a Great Planner

Planning is an acquired skill. Luckily, there is an easy way to develop great planning skills. […]

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