Always look for something to celebrate

Always look for something to celebrate

Many of us in nonprofits keep going and pushing ourselves to keep working to achieve our ambitious visions and missions. They’re so important, we feel like there’s no time to sit and reflect. Or even to plan properly. We also usually don’t take time to celebrate our...

Research is key to your nonprofit strategic plan

Research is key to your nonprofit strategic plan

Research is key to your nonprofit strategic plan. You don’t need a degree in academic research. You also don’t need to spend years researching before you can write up your strategic plan. But you do need to take time to dig a bit deeper into some topics. And you do...

you need a plan first

you need a plan first

Before you go out looking for donors or doing some other fundraising work, let me tell you this. You need a plan first. Many nonprofit leaders feel they need a donor first. But in reality, you need your own plan first. Your dream You have a dream for the world, it’s...

Raising money for salaries for your nonprofit team

Raising money for salaries for your nonprofit team

Raising money for salaries for your nonprofit team isn’t easy. But it can be done. The thing is, it’s not something that happens by accident. You’ll need to prepare for it. You’ll need to have a plan for that. A strategy and an action plan. You need a plan ... You...

Can a strategic plan help your nonprofit?

Can a strategic plan help your nonprofit?

Can a strategic plan help your nonprofit? Many nonprofits think it can’t. They think that external circumstances make it impossible to plan for anything. This is a very disempowering thought. And very unhealthy for everyone involved in this work. And totally against...

You can go bankrupt even if you have project money

You can go bankrupt even if you have project money

You can go bankrupt even if you have project money if you make a mistake with how you spend your money. Spending outside the project budget For instance, if you are spending money on services and goods that are not part of the budget. Or if you are overspending...

how you can afford paid courses in your nonprofit

how you can afford paid courses in your nonprofit

Sometimes your team may need to join a paid course or training programme. Maybe their work is impacted by changes in the law or regulations they need to apply. Or you employed someone with potential and enthusiasm who needs a bit more training on the topic. So let’s...

how can you facilitate learning in your nonprofit?

how can you facilitate learning in your nonprofit?

As Daniel Pink says in his famous TED talk, mastery is important for job satisfaction. People want to get better at what they do and feel it. They want to become experts in something - or at least to feel they are developing expertise over time. This is also true of...

what do you need to know?

what do you need to know?

Passion is what drives most of us in nonprofits. Passion is very powerful. And also very important to be able to keep going when others might give up. But in addition to passion there's also things you need to know to keep your nonprofit alive. To serve your community...