Navigating Nonprofit Leadership: Essential Insights for New (and Existing) Leaders

What Every Nonprofit Leader Should Learn Early in Their Journey Introduction Leading a nonprofit organization is a worthy pursuit with unique challenges and rewards. As a new nonprofit leader, you’re embarking on a path that demands vision, practicality, passion, and adaptability. This article is a compass to help you navigate the exciting world of nonprofit […]

Building a Productive Partnership with Your Consultant

Building a relationship with a consultant takes time, effort, and commitment. Whether it’s only for the short term or if you are in it for the long haul, investing time in building relationships between consultants and clients can pay significant dividends. It’s similar to knowing your doctor, contractor, or mechanic well enough that you are comfortable […]

Steps to Succeed. Finally

As we round the corner and will soon be coming to the end of the first quarter of the year, ask yourself…”Have I began the journey of accomplishing what I set out to do in 2023?” Most of you had a great start but have stagnated or even struggling to get started. Research (The Journal of […]

Making your Vision a Reality

“Vision without action is just a dream, action without vision just passes the time, and vision with action can change the world.” – Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela’s quote was inspirational to the world and should be part of a leader’ mantra. For leaders… a vision without action is unachievable.  In fact, it becomes more of a […]

Wrapping up 2022 with a Bow

It’s been a while since I have written an article and published it for consumption.  I suggest if you have an idea, thought, or feeling, try writing a post, article, or blog.  It can be fully cathartic. I’m writing this article today to put a bow on my 2022 year and perhaps leave a few […]

How do I get you to learn more about me?

“Do you want to get to know me better?”  I saw a consultant post this on a newsletter and thought to myself, “Is LinkedIn and other social media platforms enough real estate for someone to really get to know me?” and “How do I inspire someone to go to my website to find out more about me?” LinkedIn has […]

What to do when doing this important job – Leadership

What to do When Doing This Important Job (or how to survive nonprofit leadership) Most Nonprofit leaders are picked to be unicorns but what they find out immediately, is that they may be under-resourced and over-promised when taking the position.  Leadership with such a committed pursuit, such as in a nonprofit organization, is not always […]

What is your strategy for building your business or nonprofit?

What is your strategy for building your business or nonprofit? Are you performing to the best of your ability?  If not, what’s your strategy to make the corrections and avoid these setbacks?    As leaders, we understand how to measure performance and meet goals and objectives in ourselves.  We are used to calculating how to make […]

How are you doing today?

How are you doing today? How are you feeling? Is there anything you want to talk about? When is a good time to check in with you? All good questions…especially in light of the past several years of stress and uncertainty. Many of you know that I have been fortunate to work in the mental […]