A majority of all adults experience imposter syndrome at some point in their careers; 70% by the latest figures. It affects professionals of all occupations and backgrounds, with the impact on individuals in the nonprofit community being a significant one. Be you a newly qualified doctor or starting up your [...]
Before starting a nonprofit organization, you should understand that the 501(c)(3) designation is just that: a tax designation. It’s not a business model. Why is that important? To be successful, you must understand that you’re starting a business. Getting into that mindset will help set you up for success. Here [...]
7% nonprofit board engagement is not enough! Do your nonprofit’s financial reports speak to the full board? Can everyone in management engage with them and understand key information? If your financial reports don’t go beyond numbers on a page, then they exclude almost all your leaders. Fortunately, you can start [...]
We trusted you! We knew when we showed up on day one as the new Chief Development Officer at your impactful nonprofit, leadership would be behind us. After all, y’all said so in the three interviews we had with the staff, Executive Director, and the Board of Directors. The job [...]
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” —Dale Carnegie From tycoons of industry to single unit startups, everyone has to deal with negative emotions which are a very [...]
What is it about the fundraising profession that makes people with no training in fundraising or fundraising copywriting think *they* know best? I doubt these same nonprofit CEOs and/or board members would brazenly walk into an operating room and try their hands at surgery. It breaks my fundraising heart each [...]
Would working out of the office vs. working help nonprofit organizations in the long term? The pandemic jet-fueled significant shifts in the world’s work-life pattern. Yet had COVID-19 hit twenty years earlier, the effect would have been far more devastating. It just so happened that relatively new technologies were in [...]
This season is ripe for conflict. So much is going on in the world outside of the realm of nonprofit board service. Folks are divided on issues of police reform, virtual schooling, left or right politics, diversity-focused-vs-not diverse enough, and whether to mask up in this pandemic or not. It [...]
With one and a half million tax exempt nonprofits in the United States alone, it’s not surprising that thousands of nonprofits fail each year. Forbes states fifty percent will hit the wall in the first twelve months. Other data suggests it’s less, with the National Centre For Charitable Statistics putting [...]
In this webinar, Diane Leonard will teach you how to utilize the Scrum framework in your organization to significantly improve the fundraising team process. Full Transcript: - [Steven] All right, Diane, I got 1:00 Eastern. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started officially? - [Diane] [...]
It’s a Monday afternoon and you’re researching e-learning solutions for your team. Maybe you’re looking for new ways to engage and develop your remote workforce. Or, maybe your supervisor has identified a pervasive problem across your team, and you’re looking for a training solution to help your staff overcome it. [...]
Higher salary. Nicer car. An assistant. Perks. Nonprofit C-level executives are compensated better than their coworkers. There is a definitely a wide wage gap between senior managers and fundraisers, program managers and those in the field. But does that automatically mean senior managers should be expected to donate at a [...]