If you want to run a surplus at your nonprofit, two options exist: Live within means or Grow your income. I assume you don’t want to shrink or even stay with your current budget.   Imagine it’s a year from now, and your budget is growing. You have leftover funds for a rainy day. You[…]

Answer honestly. During the past week have you said or thought one of the following? I’m so busy. Things are hectic. There’s too much to do. You’re not alone. Time management is the number one challenge nonprofit leaders face. You wear many hats besides the one attached to your title. No matter your role, you support[…]

A woman we’ll call Sandra meets with her mental health counselor. Since her head-on auto accident four years ago, Sandra finds driving challenging. She experiences migraines, blurry vision, earaches, and reduced hearing. Sandra has endured many medical procedures from many different providers to find the root of her problems. Nothing has helped. Her counselor recommends[…]

“We milk every cow,” explained Ms. Blanchard in a recent New York Times’ article. “We’re not a three- or four-legged stool. We’re a millipede.” The article goes on to explain that the nonprofit where Blanchard serves as president and CEO “cobbles together funds from 37 federal state and local programs.” Milking every cow might be[…]