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 …
The Evolving Definition of Sustainability
Sustainability continues to be a hot topic for all of our clients. While we still frequently hear the leaders of organizations, agencies, and programs talk about sustainability as synonymous with …
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 …
Getting Started with the Integrated Strategy
Daily life in a mission-driven organization can be frenetic – the emails, the meetings, the phone ringing off the hook. Taking time to step back, focus on what’s most important, …
Sustainability 101
Remember playing telephone when you were young? One person would whisper a phrase into the ear of the person sitting next to them and so on down the line. By …