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Reflections on Reflecting
I don’t know whether it is because I have spent so much of my life in academia or because I am Jewish, and later in life decided to use Yom Kippur as a day to fast and reflect, but September is the...
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Strategery
Strategy, strategy, strategy. If ever there were a word that should guide us now, it’s strategy And yet, too many nonprofits don’t “get” strategy. They don’t like strategy. They somehow think it...
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Second-Class Citizen
We recently got a request from a smart executive director who wanted to enroll in our Certificate in Nonprofit Management. She thought it would be a good thing for her, as she could learn new things,...
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Those of you read my blog know that I don’t tend to run lukewarm or be ambivalent. Wishy washy is just not my style. (Though I am an extreme introvert, despite what others think, and thanks to...
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Anyone who knows me knows I hate touchy-feely. Basically, I hate cute! Thus, if one more person starts singing the praises of the “Ws” or the “Ts”—or even the “Es,” I will not be responsible for my...
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Evolutionary Strategic Planning
I was recently interviewed as an “outside expert” as part of an organization’s strategic planning process. The consultant asked what I thought of several possible merger partners for the organization....
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The Power of Disruptive Thinking
While I believe completely in the value of, and need for, nonprofits to have a strategic plan, the process and the plans themselves are, frankly, usually boring. Over the years of leading The...
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Be the Zoom Where it Happens
Week four of isolation and we are no more certain of what our future is than we were on day one. We’ve moved from announcements coming in two-week intervals to monthly, and for many schools,...
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