crisis management Archives

How to handle a crisis in your nonprofit

by Suzanne Bakker | Feb 10, 2024 | Building Partnerships, Finance Management, Nonprofit management

It’s perfectly possible to have a nonprofit life without big crises. Crises that threaten the existence and future of your organisation. Taking care of money, caring for your people and building strong relations with partners and stakeholders are key in avoiding real...

Self-care in your nonprofit is important

by Suzanne Bakker | Jan 13, 2024 | Nonprofit management, Practical Labour Law & HR

Self-care in your nonprofit is always important. Without it, you cannot keep going. And in the end, you’ll destroy yourself and your beautiful organisation. Boundaries are part of self-care We spoke about setting healthy boundaries before. They are an important part...

My video tips for hard conversations, hard decisions and healthy boundaries

by Suzanne Bakker | Jul 28, 2023 | Nonprofit management

Sometimes a simple question is all it takes. And sometimes hearing that, instead of reading it, is so much more powerful. So I have collected some key questions for you to help you prepare for hard conversations and hard decisions. And to set healthy boundaries...

Contingency Plan

by Suzanne Bakker | Jun 21, 2020 | Nonprofit management

Nobody knows what the future will bring. If anything, the current pandemic has made that very clear. Things that seemed impossible before, are possible now and vice versa. It may not be something you could have planned for, as a small nonprofit working on other...

Plan care for your team and yourself

by Suzanne Bakker | Jun 14, 2020 | Practical Labour Law & HR

All nonprofits I know have staff that is 1,000% committed to the vision, the mission, the organization, the work, the partners …. So much so that you can call them anytime, whether they are on leave (if at all they go on leave) or off sick (if at all they call in...