We're a group of strategic advisors who help nonprofits like Feeding America and Horizons National leverage the power of strategy to increase their impact.
Here at Prosper Strategies, we're hoping this year brings about a massive shift in the way nonprofits approach strategy. In fact, we're dedicating our work this year to making sure that shift happens.
Why do you choose to spend 40+ hours a week working at a nonprofit organization? Why do you tirelessly commit your time, talents and energy to a cause you care about?
A Theory of Change is a visual definition of the broader social change an organization is looking to achieve, hand-in-hand with others in its ecosystem, and a map of all of the outcomes and [...]
In 2020, there were an estimated 67 million Gen Zers, trailing only millenials and Baby Boomers in population size. This socially conscious generation is beginning to create their own wealth, and [...]
By now, you’ve recognized strength-based messaging is about more than language and communication, it’s about a shift in mindset and philosophy. For many nonprofits, this shift is a very natural [...]
Coded language is everywhere – in the news, in marketing and advertising, and on the lips of politicians on both sides of the aisle. It’s one of the sneakiest presentations of need-based, sexist, [...]
Strength-based messaging ensures we emphasize strengths over needs – it’s not about what we lack, it’s about what we have and the potential that lies within each and every one of us.
Our series on strength-based communication best practices continues with a focus on two things you must avoid if you want to portray the subjects of your communication as real people, not [...]