As I bring this three-part Developing Leadership series to a close, I can think of no better place to start, than with the leader themselves – in other words, with you! Before we dive in, let’s quickly recap the concepts…
Currently The Nonprofit Alliance is engaged with the post-election lame duck session of Congress, which is expected to conclude its work some time in December before the new Congress is sworn in on January 3, 2021. It is always difficult…
If you see someone in distress, you want to help no matter who that person is. And so do your donors. Right? Yes and no. It turns out although we may try, we may not care for everyone equally, which…
Let's take a look at what we know about the Senate and House races and what those results will mean for key nonprofit issues in the next two years. The Senate As we await the January 5 run-off elections in…
Join Kathleen Loehr and The TNPA Foundation for Gender Matters: Growing Women's Philanthropy, a 2-part workshop in January 2021, sponsored by Aspen Leadership Group. As fundraisers, we are well practiced in repeating specific actions to raise money successfully each year. These…
In Part 1 of this series on leadership, I shared some ideas around Group Thinking. I offered three specific concepts to integrate into your efforts: Creating a binary measurement to define success more objectively. Assigning a designated 'challenger' to pose…
This week's guest post is a first look at Charity Navigator's new impact evaluation methodology, which they announced today, and an invitation for nonprofits to share their feedback. Today, Charity Navigator is taking a big step closer to what has…
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month. It’s time for IT departments to remind us all about the dangers lurking in the dark corners of the Internet, and to provide useful tips for avoiding hackers and scammers right before the on-line…
As a child, we are told that our actions speak louder than words, but as a leader I’d suggest that our thinking speaks louder than our actions. Here’s what I mean… Resourceful… nimble… resilient… all phrases we use to describe…
As Congressional leaders are headed back to their home states for the final stretch of campaigning before Election Day, our update this month is a wrap-up of the 2019-20 session — starting with a brief video recap of our September…
