Sustainability IS your Succession Plan
“78% of (nonprofit) leaders intend to leave their job by 2020.” Opportunity in Change: Preparing Boston for Leader Transitions and New Models of Nonprofit Leadership This statistic comes from a …
The Right Time for Change
Isn’t it amazing how a few days out of the office can affect your outlook? Those days right after you return – when that deluge of emails seems like something …
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 …
Outcomes Don’t Equal Impact
Strategic planning can bring up a lot of big picture questions. What is our vision for the future? What are our strategic goals? Should we grow and expand our staff? …
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 …
To Vision or Not to Vision
To vision or not to vision. That is the question. Recently, a friend who works for a large nonprofit shared his plans to take the staff through a visioning process. …
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 …