Year-end reports are more than just a summary of your organization’s accomplishments in a given year. They serve as a powerful tool for marketing, fundraising, increasing awareness, and leveraging donations. While it’s important to capture all the relevant information, annual reports do not have to be lengthy or wordy. In this blog, we will explore […]

For the past two weeks, I have been sharing resources I previously shared on social media. As it has been several years since I share these, I have decided to update and share these resources here. I hope you enjoy. This series will continue for several weeks. Please let me know if you have any

When recruiting new board members, it is very important to make sure you have all aspects of your community represented. We recommend a board of 8 to 10 active members, serving 2 consecutive 3 year terms, with the option of rolling on to the Advisory Council at the end of their second term. What to

For the better part of this year, I have been rewriting past blogs to make them relevant to the world today. I thought that keeping with this vein of thought, I would rewrite several resources I wrote during the early days of the 2020 lock down. I hope you enjoy. Donors are the people who

If I were to make a general statement, I would say most professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners focus on celebrating the large milestones, the 500th customer served, the 10th anniversary. We become so focused on these milestones we overlook the small victories, the daily victories which ensure we are successful and meet our milestones. Confession,

Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities! Are you ready to unlock your potential and take charge of your health and wellness? It all starts with living a disciplined life. Remember, beloved traveler, the road to a disciplined lifestyle may have occasional twists and turns. But fear not! Be patient with yourself, showering kindness and

This is a rewrite of a previouly published blog. Resiliency can be defined as the ability to recover quickly from setbacks, difficulties, challenges, and roadblocks. As a business owner, having the capacity to quickly overcome a challenging situation is key. We do not have the luxury of stewing in our disappointment or licking our wounds.

This blog is a revised and updated version of a previously published blog. As an entrepreneur and business owner, I am often asked about work-life balance. People assume that because I own a business, freelance write, and teach professional development courses, as well as have a teenage child, rescue dogs, and am an active volunteer

This blog is a revised and updated version of a previously published blog. We have all been there, a project we researched, planned, and executed perfectly fails, a trusted colleague drops the ball, or worse we discover unethical practices in our organization. During my tenure in the nonprofit world, I became an expert at turning

This blog is a revised and updated version of a previously published blog. So often, I hear from business owners, entrepreneurs, and non-profit executives how uninspired and burned out they are. Running an organization is more challenging than being a parent. While there are 500 different books on every subject available, who has the time