Creating more strategic, financially savvy, and confident nonprofit leaders and organizations.
There is a growing drumbeat in the media about the looming demise of the nonprofit sector. It reminds me of Mark Twain’s famous line, “The report of my death was an exaggeration.” CNN, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, to name a few, have all heralded the impending doom of the nonprofit […]
These are incredibly challenging times. I have often found myself — as I imagine you have as well — worn down, exhausted, overwhelmed, discouraged, depressed by the various blows this pandemic is dealing our world. While for the most part I have tried to stay positive (especially through the many kindnesses and amazing displays of […]
These are crazy times. I can’t remember another time in my life where there was such a palpable sense of fear and uncertainty. The rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus has everyone around the world understandably anxious. The fear may be particularly tough in the nonprofit sector, a sector whose omnipresent scarcity mindset makes any […]
The other day I told a new coaching client something that I often say to the nonprofit leaders I work with: “Don’t worry, what you are experiencing is very normal in the nonprofit sector.” But suddenly it occurred to me, why are so many limits and restrictions “normal” in the nonprofit sector? Why do we […]
I have often discussed (along with many others) how nonprofit leaders are (annoyingly) told to behave more like business leaders. But there are many ways in which business leaders could emulate nonprofit leaders. The biggest one is empathy. My guess is that the vast majority of nonprofit leaders are highly empathetic. Typically people start or […]
