Assessing Sustainability: Part 4 – Impact
This post is part of a 4-part series on our Sustainability Self-Assessment tool. Read part 1 here, part 2 here, and part 3 here. The Sustainability Self-Assessment uses questions developed by Conservation …
Assessing Sustainability: Part 3 – Capacity
This post is part of a 4-part series on our Sustainability Self-Assessment tool. Read part 1 here, part 2 here, and part 4 here. The Sustainability Self-Assessment uses questions developed by Conservation …
Assessing Sustainability: Part 2 – Constituents
This post is part of a 4-part series on our Sustainability Self-Assessment tool. Read part 1 here, part 3 here, and part 4 here. The Sustainability Self-Assessment uses questions developed by Conservation Impact and …
Assessing Sustainability: Part 1 – Identity
This post is part of a 4-part series on our Sustainability Self-Assessment tool. Read part 2 here, and part 3 here, and part 4 here. As state and federal budget cuts loom and …
New Mexico Part 2: Really Getting your Constituents
After the training in Albuquerque, I rented a car and drove up to visit Ghost Ranch about an hour north of Santa Fe. If you’re unfamiliar with Ghost Ranch, it …
New Mexico Part 1: Form Follows Function
Last week I was with a group in New Mexico conducting a full-day training on organizational and program sustainability. We talked about the factors in their operating environment that make …
What’s Wrong with Your Advisory Group?
Many nonprofit organizations opt to form advisory groups, perhaps as a way to honor or connect with major donors or to keep past board members engaged (and/ or to keep …
3 Steps to Evaluate Your Fundraising Campaign (+ 3 Ways to Take it to the Next Level)
I just got off the phone with a client we worked with on a fundraising plan last year. Client: So far our year-end mail and email campaign is up 50% …
Thank You!
As the year draws to a close, it is a time for celebration. We at Nonprofit Impact feel extremely fortunate for all of the wonderful people and organizations we have …
The Meaning of Strategic
I am always amazed how frequently the word “strategic” is used – especially when it is used to describe plans, decisions, and actions that actually aren’t very strategic! In part, this happens …