Empowering Nonprofits

In this three-part series, nonprofit planning expert Linda Lysakowski will explain who should be involved in the process, how to get the information you need, and how to run a productive planning retreat. You will learn to develop a clear...

Master Essential Management Skills and Earn a Certification. Discover How to Get Better Results From Your Team. Both newly promoted nonprofit managers and veteran leaders need to develop skills to inspire and drive results from their teams. As your organization...

Use Coaching to Drive Performance. Get Better Results From Your Team. Transitioning from old-fashioned management to modern coaching is essential in an environment of rapid change.  Effective coaching methods can make an enormous difference in team productivity and organizational capacity....

Nonprofit Operations Blueprint: A Guide to Modern Management!  Feeling overwhelmed by operational inefficiencies? Struggling to maximize your impact in a fast-changing world? The nonprofit sector is booming, but competition for resources is fierce. Don't let outdated practices hold your organization...

Is Your Team Successful? Discover How to Increase Productivity and Decrease Turnover. Organizations are made up of teams of people. Understanding team dynamics and employee motivation can enable you to set up your teams for success. Effective teams lead to...

Do You Know How to Make Change at Your Organization? Build Capacity From the Inside Out Your team members possess a distinct combination of talents, skills, and personality traits that allow them to contribute to productivity and drive innovation. It...

Improve Culture for Your Team: Learn How to Relieve Pressure on Employees. As external demands on your organization increase, your personnel experience more pressure. The nonprofit sector’s vital work often places an outsized mental, emotional, and fiscal burden on employees....

Get Ready Now for Summer Grant Opportunities. Learn How Prepare to Win Lucrative Funding. Before the deluge of summer grant opportunities hits, you need to ensure that your nonprofit is prepared. Even if you have a fantastic program idea deserving...

Are You Interested in Learning the Key Elements of Effective Data Storytelling? Organizations today hold a goldmine of data - data that can drive business strategies, improve decision-making, and unlock new opportunities. Presenting data requires facts. Compared to statistics alone,...

Your Operations Report Can Increase Program Organization and Funding. Discover How to Collect and Represent the Information. Successful programs require guiding documents that describe who, what, where, when, and how. You need to compile information that details the key action...

Do Your Programs Fill Real Needs? Learn How to Measure Program Need. Effective program design and execution starts with verifying the need. Needs assessments are essential tools that aid organizations in ensuring the services they offer are necessary, welcome, and...

New Programs at Your Organization. Discover Unsurpassed Implementation Strategies. New programs require thoughtful implementation to be successful. Throughout program design, you need to consider the specific steps. To improve outcomes, you can use effective strategies, such as a soft launch...

Bring Your Excellent Program Idea to Life at Your Organization. You are likely inundated with innovative programming ideas, including those you devise yourself and ones you hear from stakeholders. Transforming those concepts into reality is not as difficult as it...

Do You Struggle to Create, Track, and Report on Project Budgets? Has Your Nonprofit Faced Project Budget Overruns? Project cost management skills and strategies can help you deliver successful projects and deal with cost and reporting challenges. Strong project management...

Project Management Skills Are Your Key to Continued Success! At least one of your goals is likely related to your work.  You may want to accomplish more, save time, earn a promotion, get a raise, or all of the above....

Advance Your Career with Project Management for Nonprofits Certification.  Project Managers Who Succeed Are the Ones Who Grow in Their Careers. Now is the ideal time to enhance your project management skills and take your career to the next level!...

Hackers Are Targeting Your Organization: Learn How to Mitigate Ransomware Attacks and Protect Data Ransomware attacks are very real and becoming more prevalent among nonprofits. Hackers often hone in on confidential personnel, donor, and client data, targeting files that include:...

During the Great Resignation, It Really Is Possible to Do Everything. Discover Proven Tactics to Tackle It All Successfully. During this time of increased resignations and limited staff to fulfill positions, many nonprofits are unable to hire multiple people for...

The Board Leadership You Need Right Now: Learn How to Fill Critical Positions With the Ideal People Board officers are vital to a nonprofit's success in the rebuilding months to come. These leaders can help weather transitions, navigate change, and...

Reinvigorate Your Board in Time for Fundraising Season: Discover 7 Simple Strategies to Stop Struggling You need engaged board members now more than ever. It’s time for the busy fundraising season, and you are counting on them to cultivate donors,...

Teamwork. Make Your Team Even More Successful. Engagement and collaboration are even more crucial to success now, as people work in more distributed and socially distanced ways. You can use discussion and shared decision-making to keep your team focused on...

Nonprofit organizations can secure their long-term financial future by receiving an endowment. An endowment reflects a donor's dedication to a nonprofit organization.  It takes focus and careful planning to manage a nonprofit endowment fund. Endowment funds provide a continuous source...

Do Your Board Meetings Inspire Fundraising Results? Learn New Techniques to Engage Directors to Win Donations Board meetings should not be just a series of agenda items and financial reports. They need to be inspirational shows that will fill up...

Do Your Board Policies Work? Inspire Action and Alignment Policies define the guiding principles and intentions of your nonprofit’s governing board. They facilitate forward motion by providing authority for action and keeping everyone on the same page. You must promote...