A Strategic Way to Support the Succession Planning Process
By Mandy Pearce and Marie Palacios Succession planning should be an intentional conversation with a specific plan for the leadership of any business. Nonprofit leadership, be it an Executive Director or Board Chair should receive the same consideration. Do you have a...
Responsibly Portraying Sustainability Beyond the Grant
by Mandy Pearce [Sustainability] – the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level. Now that we are on the same page as to the definition of ‘sustainability’, let’s talk about it in relation to your organization. Your organization is a business. Many of...
How to Avoid Sticky Fingers From Stealing Your Organization’s Money
by Marie Palacios *today’s article is in direct response to an email from a nonprofit leader. EMBEZZLEMENT. It’s not a popular topic. In fact, many organizations even avoid mentioning the big “E” word when creating policies and procedures because...
The Gift of Leadership
by Michael Webb I recently helped a couple of nonprofits conduct a Board Skills Assessment (with the help of excellent resources from BoardSource and Funding for Good). The results affirmed what I already suspected about their organizations. It also opened my eyes to...
The Path to Recovery: Ten Steps to Overcome Nonprofit Founder’s Syndrome
by Marie Palacios Founder’s Syndrome. If you are in the nonprofit world, chances are you have been affected by this condition even if you have never been able to put a name on it. Founder’s syndrome has been defined as “a disease in nonprofits that has its...Our Top Offerings:
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