The Most Important Metric You’re Not Measuring – Retention Rates
I just completed a set of fundraising strategies for a client and it sent me down and unexpected path. This client’s goal is to double the unrestricted revenue it raises …
3 Ways to Prepare Your Board for Planning
A new client asked me a great question the other day: What can my board do now to get the most out of our strategic planning process next year? Our …
Organizational Analysis and Systems Thinking
We rely on organizational analysis with every client, with every project. It’s now we ensure they have the context needed to make informed decisions about the future of their organization or agency. The …
Must-Have Special Event Tools
A few months ago we shared the 5 worst reasons to do a special event. There are a lot of ways hosting an event can waste resources or distract an organization …
Does it really matter?
Are your efforts adding up to your desired impact? Asking and answering this question isn’t a one-time activity. For organizations that want to successfully navigate change, take their impact to …
Succession Planning Part 3: 4 Keys to Succeeding a Founder
People who found nonprofit organizations are a special breed. Passionate, hardworking, and loyal, they often have invested their blood, sweat, and tears to get things off the ground and build …
Succession Planning Part 2: What If No One Gets Hit by a Bus?
Yes, sometimes people do get hit by a bus. Or win the lottery, or have a baby and opt to stay at home, or decide to travel around the world—you …
Succession Planning Part 1: Unpacking Succession Planning
77%. That’s how many nonprofit executives plan to leave their positions sometime in the next four years. 34% plan to leave sometime in the next two years. Statistics like this—from …
The 5 Worst Reasons to do a Special Event
A special event can do lots of great things for a mission-driven organization. It can bring in needed revenue, deepen connections with supporters, and garner attention from the community. What’s …
Identity – The Win
Any model of organizational life stages shows that, following a period stability or maturity, organizations reach a point where they must renew or decline. After nearly 20 years serving over 675 …