Some of the best benefits of social platforms are the ability to share ideas and make connections. My article last week on nonprofit office [Read more]

I can name nearly a dozen nonprofits that are struggling with space.

They don’t have enough. They can’t afford more. What they can afford needs repair. [Read more]

From now through May, there will be dozens of nonprofit galas in Central Ohio. I had the pleasure of attending a client gala last week. [Read more]

There were many interesting insights from our recent forums with BoardSource at The Columbus Foundation and the Columbus Metropolitan Club. Last week [Read more]

I’m energized and exhausted all at the same time.

Five sponsors, four panelists, three poll questions, two forums with two hosts, and one national partner speaking [Read more]

Next week, I have the privilege of participating on a panel at the Columbus Metropolitan Club’s annual State of Nonprofit Forum: The State [Read more]

It’s that time — the annual ritual of writing resolutions for a new year. For some, the exercise is clarifying; for others, it’s frustrating. More [Read more]

In the next 30 years, the projected population for the Columbus metropolitan area is 3 million residents. That’s one million more than live in [Read more]

By many measures, Columbus is thriving. By many measures, the income disparity is, too.

Earlier this year, The Columbus Dispatch reported that while Ohio’s median [Read more]

When we think of Columbus philanthropy, we most often think of notable families like Wexner, Wolfe, and Lazarus, or major corporations such as Nationwide, Huntington, [Read more]

Every November, philanthropists, volunteers, and fundraising professionals around the country gather to celebrate National Philanthropy Day. In Central Ohio, the event is hosted the [Read more]

I love a good story. Especially one that is centered around unexpected philanthropy.

It goes like this:

After a decade of neglect and damage, a 125-year old [Read more]

The two most feared words of any nonprofit board are: “search committee.”

Nonprofit boards are often loath to engage in a search because of the fear [Read more]

This week marks Election Day around the country — from school boards and township trustees to mayors and governors. Each election cycle has a big [Read more]

Your organization’s mission is why you do what you do.

Your vision is the change you intend to make on the people and places you serve.

Your [Read more]

All too often, vision statements are, “to be the best (fill in the blank) in the world.”

To build the best product… To offer the best [Read more]

Question: What is 141 words (1,031 characters with spaces) that was recently updated and approved by the board?

Answer: A nonprofit organization mission statement.

While the number [Read more]

Melinda Gates is my hero.

She is not only investing her money in gender equality issues — she is raising the topic to the highest [Read more]

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) recognizes October as ethics awareness month. Each day this month, the team at AFP is blogging about the [Read more]

Strategic planning can be an insightful, generative, and clarifying process that propels an organization forward. Or, it can be an obligatory chore that is more [Read more]

If you serve on a nonprofit board, can you answer this question?

What drives the organization’s economic engine?

Is it philanthropy? Events? Fees-for-service? Third-party reimbursements? Or maybe [Read more]

What percentage of your board meeting is spent discussing the past?

Do a majority of your board members speak in a meeting? Or is it mostly [Read more]

While a nonprofit governing board is critical to the health of the organization, the board’s role in the work of the organization is not always [Read more]

The arts play a vital role on campus and in the broader community because performances and exhibitions bring diverse people together in a shared experience.

Earlier [Read more]

This week celebrates National Radio Day. It also marks back to school at The Ohio State University as 60,000+ students begin another year as a [Read more]

Summer and baseball are as synonymous as first birthdays and smash cakes.

What better way to celebrate both than for Mayor Ginther to invite one-year-olds in [Read more]

August marks back to school. A time of transition for kindergarteners through college students.

With the leadership of Mayor Andrew Ginther, August also welcomes more pre-kindergarteners, [Read more]

One of our favorite activities as a consulting firm is to facilitate workshops in order to build capacity. We believe that consulting is teaching, and [Read more]

The numbers are staggering.

• 124,166 emergency food appointments to put more than one million meals on the tables of hungry neighbors.
• $614,303 in direct financial [Read more]
  

“When you have more than you need, build a longer table, not a higher fence.”

An invitation is powerful. It says to the recipient that you [Read more]