Leading Your Nonprofit Through Change & Uncertainty

How should your nonprofit's board be involved in strategic planning? As the adage goes, "noses in, fingers out."

As a nonprofit leader, you know that you must constantly evaluate your fundraising data and monitor your performance to identify areas for improvement. However, we often get so caught up on [...]

Nonprofit marketing and fundraising departments play crucial roles in driving your organization’s goals forward. However, too often, the overlap in their efforts—engaging supporters and [...]

Nonprofits who choose to work with a consultant should hire a person or firm with expertise in the sector, and there are also cases where they need to hire someone with expertise with their [...]

In strategic planning, the process is just as important as the product. Yes, at the end of the day, you need to produce a clear, concise plan that keeps your staff and board focused on the right [...]

The term “representation” gets thrown around a lot by nonprofit boards and teams as they prepare for strategic planning. But what does representation really mean? And how can [...]

When you think of making financial decisions on behalf of your nonprofit, who do you picture? While your mind might go to your finance committee or CFO—who are certainly key players in the [...]

Despite the ubiquitous presence of strategic plans in the nonprofit sector, there remains a veil of mystery surrounding what exactly constitutes an effective, actionable strategic plan. In this [...]

When nonprofits share power with their constituents, they become more equitable and more effective, and better nonprofits build a better world. But what does it actually take to become a Shared [...]

Donor stewardship is one of the most important priorities nonprofits include in their strategic plans. Stewardship entails upholding relationships with donors beyond the transactions of their [...]