Our Sphere of Control: How to Communicate Through (and Around) the Roadblocks
When was the last time you found yourself dwelling on something you can’t change? For me, it’s usually about a flight. I’m not an easygoing traveler. Leading up to each trip, I engage in my “rumination routine” where I obsess over…
Accountability in Communications
Mid-way through every year, I take time to reflect on what the first half of the year has yielded. I consider what all has happened in the world around me, and what challenges and opportunities could be ahead. There’s also one question…
4 Tips for Effective Coalition Organizing — And Why It’s Worth It
If you have ever caught yourself thinking, “This would be faster and easier if I did it myself!” you’ve probably endured the growing pains of coalition development, organizing and management — or have struggled through at least one…
12 Ways to Effectively Engage an Advisory Board
By Susanne Pirone
Time. Talent. Treasure. If you lead or manage a nonprofit board of advisors, you’re likely very used to those three words. At the broadest level, these words set shared expectations for what board members are expected…
Getting More out of Giving Tuesday
By Bayonia Marshall and Amira Barre
It’s mid-November and we can tell by our incoming emails that a big day (some would say the biggest day) in philanthropy is near.
With subject lines like “Save The Date for #GivingTuesday” and…