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Nonstop Change Requires a New Mindset
Welcome to 2020! Imagine that tomorrow you wake up and have magically acquired a new skill or understanding that will help your organization succeed in the new year. What would it be? That question is more than an interesting hypothetical. It points to a new way...
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Are You Ready for a Business Plan?
Can you answer these questions? If you answered all the questions and you put them all together, do they make sense as a whole? How does your strategic plan relate to your marketing and communications plan, your fundraising plan, your organizational development...
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Building Effective Teams—Takeaways from High Impact Manager Graduates
Last week, graduates of the Spring 2019 High Impact Manager course met via video conference for our three-month check-in. These check-ins are a helpful (and fun!) opportunity to stay connected, provide ongoing support, and continue to learn from one another. That’s...
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The Rise of Shared Leadership
Succession planning is everywhere. Conference sessions, webinars, and articles on the topic abound. Given the number of executive directors and CEOs who are retiring, that’s a good thing. But, many organizations still find it very challenging to fill their top job. ...
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The Nonprofit’s Business Plan and the Orchestra’s Musical Score
An organization is a system. When all parts of the system work in harmony, or synergy, with one another, you get a beautifully performing mission-driven organization. When there are organizational components—for example, programs, marketing, and communications, or the...
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Why Do NPO’s Need Business Plans?
Do you really need a business plan? When was the last time you took a critical look at all aspects of your organization—your programs or services, your members or constituents, your staffing, your systems? Are you thinking about succession issues? Are your funders...
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Nonprofit Capacity Building – A Heretical View
Capacity building doesn’t work. It’s a waste of time, money and energy. There... we said it… sorry foundations and all your capacity building money… sorry nonprofits and all your capacity building grants. First, capacity building in the nonprofit sector is a...
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