Questions You May Be Asking — Do We Launch Our Campaign Now?
In April, our team fielded calls from nonprofits through our virtual office hours. Over the last several weeks, we highlighted some of the questions posed [Read more]
Questions You May Be Asking — What Is the Best Messaging to Donors Now?
In April, our team fielded calls from nonprofits through our virtual office hours. Over the next several weeks, we will highlight some of the questions [Read more]
Questions You May Be Asking — Do I Reschedule My Event or Hold It Virtually?
In April, our team fielded calls from nonprofits through our virtual office hours. Over the next several weeks, we will highlight some of the questions [Read more]
Questions You May Be Asking — How Do I Forecast When There Is So Much Unknown?
In April, our team fielded calls from nonprofits through our virtual office hours. Over the next several weeks, we will highlight some of the questions [Read more]
Giving Tuesday Now.
On May 5, the world will celebrate a unique Giving Tuesday.
Rather than the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, it’s the Tuesday after some states begin lifting [Read more]
Volunteer Appreciation Week.
This week is National Volunteer Week — a weeklong celebration of the impact of volunteer service in our communities. Volunteers are critical to delivering [Read more]
Webinars — We’re Here for You.
These are unprecedented and uncertain times. What remains constant is our desire to be a nonprofit partner — our company’s tagline.
Webinars were popular prior to [Read more]
Virtual Office Hours — We’re Here for You.
These are unprecedented and uncertain times. What remains constant is our desire to be a nonprofit partner — our company’s tagline.
We’re here for you, whether [Read more]
A Relational Grant Process.
I always enjoy the reaction among friends and family when I share with them that I am a grant writer. It is typically met with [Read more]
Making Sense Out of Chaos.
The world has turned upside down.
February experienced a record high close of the stock market. Valentine’s Day saw people dining at restaurants and freely [Read more]
Nonprofit Budgeting Basics — Part Five.
Over the last several weeks, we have discussed different elements of nonprofit budgets. Our goal is to build capacity because we often receive questions that [Read more]
Nonprofit Budgeting Basics — Part Four.
Over the last several weeks, we have discussed different elements of nonprofit budgets. Our goal is to build capacity because we often receive questions that [Read more]
Nonprofit Budgeting Basics — Part Three.
Over the next several weeks, we will discuss different elements of nonprofits budgets. Our goal is to build capacity because we often receive questions from [Read more]
Nonprofit Budgeting Basics — Part Two.
Over the next several weeks, we will discuss different elements of nonprofits budgets. Our goal is to build capacity because we often receive questions from [Read more]
Nonprofit Budgeting Basics — Part One.
Over the next several weeks, we will discuss different elements of nonprofits budgets. Our goal is to build capacity because we often receive questions from [Read more]
For Rent: Nonprofits Need Space — Part Two.
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]
For Rent: Nonprofits Need Space — Part One.
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]
It’s Gala Season.
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]
What We Learned — Part Two.
There were many interesting insights from our recent forums with BoardSource at The Columbus Foundation and the Columbus Metropolitan Club. Last week [Read more]
What We Learned — Part One.
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]
State of Nonprofits: State of the Board.
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]
Nonprofit Resolutions for 2020.
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]
Columbus and Philanthropy — Part Three.
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]
Columbus and Philanthropy — Part Two.
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]
Columbus and Philanthropy — Part One.
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]
National Philanthropy Day.
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]
Gratitude and Giving.
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]
Succession Planning.
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]
Nonprofit Role in Advocacy.
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]
What Makes Good Values Statements?
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]