This post is part of a series on limiting beliefs. Read the previous posts on overcoming the fear that your story doesn’t matter and the idea that success is selfish. When it comes to success, either personally or professionally, mindset is everything. Having the right mindset can help you take [...]
This post is part of a series on limiting beliefs. Read the first post on overcoming the fear that your story doesn’t matter. This blog series is designed to help nonprofit professionals like you make subtle mindset shifts that can make a big difference in your work, as well as [...]
And they plan to keep giving Recently I had the opportunity to present a Bloomerang Academy class on 2020 Giving Trends and what they mean for the rest of the year. Despite a global pandemic and tough economy, 2020 was buoyed by extreme generosity on the part of donors—which is [...]
This post is part of a series on limiting beliefs. Stay tuned for future posts! In this post on limiting beliefs, I want to talk about a common one I hear from nonprofit professionals: the fear that their story doesn’t matter. As nonprofit professionals, we have the power to make [...]
In much of our culture, we glorify opinions over facts. At one place I worked, the executive director gleefully presented everyone on the management team with a sweatshirt as a team-building gift. It said “Maven University: Opinion above Knowledge.” I was embarrassed to wear it. Everyone else seemed to find [...]
Joining forces with other organizations, rather than competing with them, can help you improve your bottom lines and create exponential reach. If you already have collaborations in place, it’s also important to periodically reflect on them to see if you can do more to maximize those relationships and create an [...]
Though the COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of life on hold, your nonprofit hasn’t stopped operating. You and your staff have worked tirelessly to keep your organization afloat through 2020 and 2021, fundraising for your cause and maintaining good relationships with donors. And, with a few exceptions, the government [...]
Much has been written about the extraordinary grant making of businesswomen, MacKenzie Scott. With a net worth of $65.3B, there are a lot of MacKenzie Scott funds available. Scott is a member of the Giving Pledge. When she signed the pledge she said: “I have a disproportionate amount of money [...]
On June 7, Apple threw a huge curveball at email marketers everywhere. In a nutshell, Apple announced a new privacy feature which can prevent senders from knowing when a user opens their email. This means that when an Apple Mail user activates this new privacy setting, you may have no [...]
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 [...]
What is unconscious confirmation biasing? The term is defined as one group holding social stereotypes about certain other groups outside of any conscious awareness. It’s unintentional group think, a mixture of both seeking out conclusions which confirm what we already believe to be true and letting unconscious preconceptions direct how [...]