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To follow your dreams, learn to say no
Learning to say no is one of the most important skiils for any organizatonal leader or organization. Oliver Bremerton recently wrote and illustrated a compelling explanation for how this plays…
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The Science behind Storyelling
Here’s a really quick, but useful read about the science that explains why fundraising via storytelling is more effective than relying on statistics to mak your case. Why Your Brain…
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Why you Lead Matters
I recently came across a study published in Harvard Business Review that crystallized some of my own thinking about how to motivate leadership. The article outlines the results of a…
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A riddle about 5 frogs – updated
About 15 months ago I created a blog entry: 5 frogs sitting on a log. Here’s an updated version. The riddle: Five frogs are sitting on a log. One decides…
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Should your nonprofit get a drone?
Should your nonprofit get a drone? Okay — never expected to ask that question. And I’m only half serious. But at the River Rally I attended a few weeks back,…
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Why don’t groups do strategic planning
Instead of thinking about all the reasons groups can benefit from strategic planning, a friend recently asked me: why do some groups fail to do strategic planning? Here are the…
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Guest blog: Grantwriting as a Team-building exercise
Guest blog by Sami Fournier of Element Exercise. Faced with the prospect of submitting a grant proposal, consider what a great opportunity you have before you. Beyond being a challenge…
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Connecting fiscal management to strategy
I recently published a guest article for 501Commons on the importance of building a fiscal management system that connects with strategic decision-making. The main point: you should track revenues and…
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Learning to let things go “wrong.”
One of the trickier challenges facing a nonprofit Executive Director with supervisory responsibilities is leaning to let things go “wrong.” If you are to empower your staff to have areas…