by Suzanne Bakker | Jul 28, 2023 | crisis, crisis management, human resource management, nonprofit management, self-care | 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...
by Suzanne Bakker | Jun 21, 2020 | communication, crisis, crisis management, expenses, finance management, fundraising, income, project proposal, risk, risk analysis, risk management | 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...
by Suzanne Bakker | Jun 14, 2020 | crisis, crisis management, human resource management, nonprofit management, self-care, team management | 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...
by Suzanne Bakker | Jun 7, 2020 | call for proposals, crisis management, finance management, handling adversity, income, project design, project proposal | Nonprofit management
Even if you are a stellar fundraiser you will face rejection of some of your proposals. It happens. This is life. You merely get to decide how you will use this experience to improve your organization. You may not be what the funder is looking for at that moment after...
by Suzanne Bakker | Apr 26, 2020 | crisis, crisis management, self-care, work-life mission | Nonprofit management
It is never very easy to find a good way to combine being part of a nonprofit with a life with family and friends outside that organization. And this is even more of a challenge in times of uncertainty like we all face now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The thing with...