Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership Training

Now is the perfect time to reach out and thank your donors for investing in your organization and show them what a difference they make in fulfilling your mission. At the halfway point through the year, giving tends to slow down which should give you some time to implement some stewardship activities while cultivating your donors to give again at the end of the year.

2025 has certainly been a stress filled year so far. Nonprofit professionals have born a lot of the brunt of that stress. Try some of these tips that I have found help me reduce my stress in my days and weeks. I hope you can find something that works for you as well.

When people think of lobbying, they often envision well-funded interest groups, not local nonprofits fighting for community change. But nonprofits often serve on the front lines, helping our most vulnerable populations and deeply understanding the issues that hold people back and let them thrive. Nonprofits have every right to lobby legislators—and they should.

Here are 6 ways your board can help navigate change in your organization.

Successfully engaging staff in organizational change begins with creating an organizational culture that supports change.

Now that you have identified the problem and the type of problem, we move to the next phase: generating solutions.

Ask these 10 questions to recruit the best board and board members for your organization.

Read my top 4 benefits of taking time for professional development, whether in person or virtually, to recharge and grow in your profession.

Thinking and acting strategically means taking into consideration both your mission and your aspirations when making any decision.

A movement has existed for years to include more equitable language in philanthropy, especially in grant applications. This blog explains why.