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The Value of Five Minutes

How Can I Get Any Work Done with So Many Meetings?

Jun 11 •

May 2025

Ten Common Experiences of New Nonprofit Leaders

The following list was compiled based on my personal experiences and those of my peers.

May 21 •

Hanging Up & Walking Out | Disconnecting From The Dark Side of the Nonprofit Sector

The term “boundaries” has evolved from a buzzword to a way of life.

May 14 •

Are you a paragraph person?

When I do strategic planning sessions for nonprofits, I often incorporate a “3-minute Rule.” If you find yourself talking for more than three minutes…

May 13 •

Five Ways Boards and Executive Directors Annoy Each Other (And How to Improve the Dynamic)

Walk a day in their shoes’ is common advice when seeking to understand a relationship or fix a broken dynamic.

May 7 •

April 2025

What is Nonprofit Technical Assistance?

The first time I heard of a nonprofit technical assistance grant, I imagined a grant for computers or IT support, a program likely underwritten by…

Apr 15 •

March 2025

Resources for Nonprofits in Response to Executive Orders

Following January 2025 Executive Orders

Mar 6 •

February 2025

7 Signs Your Nonprofit is Due for Strategic Planning

Like an annual checkup or dentist appointment, you might forget your nonprofit is due for strategic planning unless it’s a regularly scheduled event or…

Feb 18 •

April 2024

Should strategic planning take six months or six hours?

Spoiler alert…as you probably guessed, the answer is it depends…on a lot of things.

Apr 10, 2024 •

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