Creating more strategic, financially savvy, and confident nonprofit leaders and organizations.
Note: I wrote this post for the Center for Effective Philanthropy blog where it appeared last week. “An old friend of Robert Frost’s was driving him home on a moonlit August night, with huge stars in the sky. The friend mused, ‘On a night like this, I keep thinking that life is so short, and […]
Let’s be honest for a second — the state of support inside most nonprofits is pretty sad. It usually goes something like this: a disengaged, dysfunctional board poorly leads a financially strapped, exhausted, and underappreciated staff. Harsh, but fairly true. If I just described your organization, take heart because it doesn’t have to be that […]
I’ve been spending a lot of time over the past couple of months doing interviews and podcasts related to my book, Reinventing Social Change, and I have so enjoyed the conversations, that I wanted to share some of them with you. I also have several more podcasts and interviews coming up, so I’ll continue to […]
So often in the nonprofit sector scarcity manifests as a lack of money — nonprofit leaders constantly bemoan the (perceived) fact that there just isn’t enough money to go around. But if we dig a little deeper, money is just a means to an end. Likely the first thing you would buy if an abundance […]
It’s almost here, the official launch of my new book, Reinventing Social Change: Embrace Abundance to Create a Healthier and More Equitable World. And to celebrate, I’m hosting a special virtual event on Thursday, February 11th, 12pm – 1pm Eastern. I hope you can join us for this free event because it’s going to be […]
I’m excited to announce that my new book, Reinventing Social Change: Embrace Abundance to Create a Healthier and More Equitable World is now available! Reinventing Social Change charts a path for you as a nonprofit or philanthropic leader to: Break free from limiting beliefs and restrictions Reclaim your power Kiss scarcity goodbye Attract financial abundance, […]
Last week I talked about how to make money your new best friend. That is a mindset shift, which is the critical first piece, but then you need to start to use money in a MUCH BIGGER WAY. I have said for years that traditional nonprofit fundraising is broken. So broken. Because if you think […]
This past week has been one of the most trying for our country. We obviously have a lot of work to do to heal our country and fix our broken systems. But I absolutely believe that 2021 is going to be a much better year. In fact, I believe it holds the opportunity — since […]
So, now that you know the power of the word “Yet” to move you from scarcity to abundance, it’s time to start thinking about what you really want. Perhaps the most egregious part of being stuck in scarcity is that you get so used to thinking there is never enough that you lose touch with […]
In my last blog post, I talked about how making decisions from a place of fear is solidly rooting you in the world of scarcity. And that’s the last place you want your nonprofit and your social change work to be. Yet, scarcity is such an omnipresent ethos in the social change sector — from […]
