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You haven’t heard from me in awhile. That’s because in May I decided to take a break from the blog and social media to re-evaluate what I want to do and be.Like so many of us, I… Read More
Did you know that when you choose to focus on the positive aspects of a difficult situation you can transform it?
Like when you are trying to re-engage an errant board member. You c… Read More
I love to imagine things that I want to come true. As you well know, I’m a huge proponent of the tremendous power of imagination (here and here) to create the world you want. … Read More
I will admit that I am often the QUEEN of going it alone. I sometimes (ok, maybe more often than I’d like to admit) believe that it’s all up to me.
And I see this so oft… Read More
Do you suffer from the misguided belief that many nonprofit and philanthropic leaders do? The belief that you can save someone else – your clients, your staff, the world – before… Read More
There is an incredibly powerful tool in your possession, but I bet you rarely use it.
Your ability to imagine the world you want to see.
So often as social change lea… Read More
“Joy” is such a foreign word in the nonprofit sector. Let’s be honest – in the world in general, especially right now.
It may feel, as you work tirelessly to… Read More
I’ve been thinking about energy a lot lately. Not the wall socket variety, but the energy that flows between two human beings – like you and your prospective funder.
Thi… Read More
Do you give yourself enough love?
Social change efforts like yours – nonprofit organizations, foundations, social movements – are so often borne from an act of love.
It mig… Read More
Here’s a radical idea for you:
What if the funders you seek, fear and/or worship are actually just like you?
What if the money they hold (and you likely covet) came t… Read More
I’ve been on a journey for the last 5 years – likely for my whole life – back to my power.
It’s been a journey from worrying what others think, to feeling ro… Read More
Happy New Year, lovely ones! I am really excited for this new year. It feels to me (call me strange!) like something has deeply shifted – that we are being invited to step into a new l… Read More
I have a Giving Tuesday gift for you!
From now through this Wednesday, you can get the e-book version of Reinventing Social Change for FREE!
I believe so strongly that this book can he… Read More
I love it so much when a fundraiser shifts their mindset from scarcity to abundance and then attracts a huge money windfall.
This happened again for another one of my clients just… Read More
A funny thing happened to a nonprofit leader the other day.
A funder called to let the Executive Director know that their funding priority areas had changed again (Ugh!). So, the ED… Read More
Last week I gave you a quick tool for making hard decisions.
But did you know that when you’re agonizing over a tough decision what’s actually happening is that your bra… Read More
Let me be honest for a second. As a social change leader you are the victim of so many defeating messages, on likely a daily basis. If you’re like a lot of my clients, you probably don… Read More
Hey nonprofit leaders, I know you constantly face really critical decisions, like:
“Should I grow this program?” “Should I go after this funding opportunity?” &ldq&hell…Read More
My guess is that you want to attract more money for your mission. Who doesn’t, right?
But to do that you need to cultivate a Culture of Mission and Money among your board, sta… Read More
Did you know that self doubt is one of the biggest hurdles you face?
Truly. You think your funders, your board members, your staff, or policymakers are a tough crowd? I bet your toughest… Read More
The thing I love best about my work is seeing absolute transformation.
It’s so exciting to see someone who is working to make the world a better place step out of the shadows… Read More
I am in love with a new (for me) TV show. I’m sure you’ve heard of it since I’m late to the game — “Ted Lasso” is about a lovable American leader of a tro… Read More
Do you struggle (as so many nonprofit leaders do) to raise money for: a top-notch fundraiser, solid technology and systems, fantastic marketing expertise, and other elusive (but oh so necess… Read More
I know how scared you sometimes get.
I see you tossing and turning in the middle of the night, terrified about how you will make payroll.
Or worried that you will never att… Read More
The most amazing thing happened for one of my clients the other day — she shifted her fear into $500,000.
I was in a session with one of my Strategic Advising clients (let&rsq&hell…Read More
There was a really interesting article in Inside Philanthropy last week arguing that nonprofit leaders desperately need sabbaticals, therefore more funders should fund them. I completely agr… Read More
Now that I’m back from my summer sojourn taking my little Airstream camper all around the Western United States, I’m excited to reconvene our Free Training Series.
This… Read More
A key step in opening your organization to receive all the abundance — of money, people, influence, and power — you need to achieve your mission is fully embracing what is not wo… Read More
My guess is that if you are leading a social change effort, you have likely been denying your own needs, and thus your own power, for far too long.
I have found that the people attracted… Read More
I have said many times before that the social change system is broken. Because of deep historical, normative, and structural limits placed on social change leaders for decades, an overwhelmi… Read More
Note: I was asked by the Council on Foundations to blog about their “Leading Together Conference” last week. My post that follows originally appeared on their website here.
I… Read More
If you are feeling — as we hit the middle of 2021, a year almost as difficult as 2020 — exhausted, overwhelmed, worn out, you are not alone.
Because I see you. I see you… Read More
If you haven’t attended one of the free trainings in the Social Velocity series about moving from scarcity to abundance, you are missing out! I have been blown away by the energy and e… Read More
I have been having so much fun making the rounds of social change, philanthropy and nonprofit-related podcasts. Many amazing podcast hosts have generously invited me on their shows to talk a… Read More
As a nonprofit leader, you are likely suffering under the delusion that you have little power. For far too long, nonprofit leaders have been operating from the (incorrect) belief that they a… Read More
I was talking with a foundation leader the other day who was bogged down with the trauma of the past year – or years, decades even – of blows to progressive social change. He was… Read More
So I did something scary this week. I deleted my Facebook and Twitter accounts. This is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time (years, honestly). But I was afraid. I was afraid th… Read More
We had a really great training earlier this week, The Roadmap to Abundance. In that training, I announced a unique online course I’m offering that will guide you step-by-step away from… Read More
“I am so stuck!” said a nonprofit leader to me last week. She reached out to me because she’d been at a stagnant level of revenue for years, the board was disengaged, funde… Read More
I’m so excited to announce a new, free training that will show you your roadmap to attracting all the abundance you need to achieve your social change goals.
Are you tired of never… Read More
We as humans are so good at making things hard, aren’t we? I know I am. Not to brag or anything, but I am incredibly talented at pushing so hard on something that I not only wear mysel… Read More
Note: I wrote this post for the Center for Effective Philanthropy blog where it appeared last week.
“An old friend of Robert Frost’s was driving him home on a moonlit August n… Read More
Let’s be honest for a second — the state of support inside most nonprofits is pretty sad. It usually goes something like this: a disengaged, dysfunctional board poorly leads a fi… Read More
I’ve been spending a lot of time over the past couple of months doing interviews and podcasts related to my book, Reinventing Social Change, and I have so enjoyed the conversations, th… Read More
So often in the nonprofit sector scarcity manifests as a lack of money — nonprofit leaders constantly bemoan the (perceived) fact that there just isn’t enough money to go around… Read More
It’s almost here, the official launch of my new book, Reinventing Social Change: Embrace Abundance to Create a Healthier and More Equitable World. And to celebrate, I’m hosting a… Read More
I’m excited to announce that my new book, Reinventing Social Change: Embrace Abundance to Create a Healthier and More Equitable World is now available for pre-order!
Reinventi… Read More
Last week I talked about how to make money your new best friend. That is a mindset shift, which is the critical first piece, but then you need to start to use money in a MUCH BIGGER WAY.&nbs&hell…Read More
This past week has been one of the most trying for our country. We obviously have a lot of work to do to heal our country and fix our broken systems. But I absolutely believe that 2021 is go… Read More
So, now that you know the power of the word “Yet” to move you from scarcity to abundance, it’s time to start thinking about what you really want.
Perhaps the most egregi… Read More
In my last blog post, I talked about how making decisions from a place of fear is solidly rooting you in the world of scarcity. And that’s the last place you want your nonprofit and yo… Read More
I’m not gonna lie, last week was rough. As I know you are well aware, there was a palpable sense of fear and anxiety everywhere you looked. Even my friends in other countries reached o… Read More
Joy is such a foreign word in 2020, right? It feels — especially right now as we await the outcome of the election in the U.S. — that we are surrounded by everything but joy &mda&hell…Read More
I was talking to a nonprofit leader earlier this week who was unknowingly torturing herself. One part of her had a big vision for growing her nonprofit to reach more people and create change… Read More
If this year of turmoil has taught us anything, it is that we need those with solutions to be fully empowered. That means you, social change leaders. In order to benefit from the solutions y… Read More
There is something that I find nonprofit leaders often forget. And this is that you are immensely powerful. You are, in fact, powerful beyond measure.
But there are so many ways that our… Read More
As if 2020 hasn’t been hard enough, this weekend we lost a true champion of social change, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A stalwart for gender equality, she spent her life working to make life… Read More
2020 continues to uncover the many social problems we need to solve, and broken systems we need to reinvent. This is crystal clear most recently with the horrific wildfires that have demonst… Read More
I have been feeling lately that we social changemakers are on the cusp of something really big and new. It is an opportunity — an opportunity we have likely been training for our entir… Read More
It feels like right now we are surrounded by can’ts. We can’t be near most other humans, we can’t travel as we used to, many can’t find work, we can’t really pl… Read More
There is a palpable sense that people are hitting a wall. 2020 has been exhausting. I think particularly for social change leaders, who have borne the brunt of the tremendous social upheaval… Read More
We are now halfway through 2020. What an exhausting, overwhelming, anxiety-producing, crazy ride it has been. The question before us now is how will we choose to experience the second half… Read More
These are really dark days. We are in midst of a global pandemic that shows no sign of weakening, while we simultaneously begin to reckon with centuries of racial violence and inequality. Em… Read More
These past few weeks have been heartbreaking and hopeful at the same time. The protests around the country, around the world, fighting for racial justice and equality are growing by size and… Read More
I received a great comment from a reader of my recent post, “The System for Funding Nonprofits is Crumbling. That’s a Good Thing.” While blog reader Vanessa agreed with my… Read More
I’m excited to announce that this Thursday I’ll be participating in a Facebook Live conversation with BoardSource about how nonprofit leaders can lead us forward during these unp… Read More
There is much discussion lately about the financial doom that this pandemic is unleashing on nonprofits. Cancelled galas, shrinking corporate donations, fearful foundation donors, disappeari… Read More
Perhaps one of the worst things about this pandemic is that in practicing social distancing for days on end we begin to believe that we are alone. Zoom calls, emails and conversations with t… Read More
Despite the fact that we are in the midst of a global health and economic crisis, I still believe that abundance is possible. In fact, I believe that an abundance mindset is what is required… Read More
Last week Shari Graydon — editor at Informed Opinions, a Canadian nonprofit working to elevate women’s voices in the media — wrote a beautiful article about the opportunity… Read More