Map your “Traditional” or “Emerging” Leadership Style
Whether we are consulting on a capital campaign or facilitating a strategic plan, Growth for Good is working with nonprofit leaders who are leading change in an unpredictable and changing world. We are fortunate to find ourselves supporting many dynamic Executive Directors who are passionate about impacting positive change and inspiring staff and investors.
Read MoreThe 2023 Giving Decline: Unpacking Metrics and Strategies for Nonprofits
Early in January, we began receiving recurring messages from past clients who were discouraged due to poor end-of-year giving results in 2023. Some of the most effective fundraisers we know, including those who do everything right, felt very discouraged. Reports of missing the projections by 10% to the lowest annual appeal yield ever were common. So, what gives?
Read MoreSpark Change in 2024: Harness the Positive Power of Appreciative Inquiry
It’s time to inspire nonprofit leaders and teams to collaborate, get creative, innovate, and coalesce around a path forward. Appreciative Inquiry is a transformative approach to organizational change that focuses on highlighting what’s working well rather than fixing what’s broken.
Read MoreYour Annual Appeal is Out – Now What?
We hope your annual end-of-year appeal is going splendidly and bringing in heaps of donations. Don’t forget that it’s not just about the dollars raised – this is your chance to forge individual connections with your donors.
Read MoreFundraising for Introverts
Brian Saber, president of Asking Matters, recently published Fundraising for Introverts: Harnessing Our Powers for What Matters. This look at successful fundraising strategies builds on Brian’s already impressive life’s work with his company, Asking Matters – helping people determine their personal asking style and improve their approach to fundraising.
Read MoreRefreshing Your Nonprofit’s Brand
Many nonprofits have a strong name and reputation but still struggle with branding. Several have ventured into rebranding, but many choose to just “REFRESH.” Top Reasons to Refresh:
Read MoreAdvice for Improving Workplace Culture
Our last enews focused on building nonprofit boards that have a strong culture of belonging. Today, we are sharing some advice on creating human-centered workplace culture that is inclusive and empowering.
Read MoreBoards That Build Belonging
We believe that it’s imperative that nonprofits strive to embrace the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in their operations and governance. This starts with the board of directors. If you are looking to build a board that reflects DEIB, here are a few suggestions.
Read MoreUnderpaid but not Undervalued
New York City services millions of youths, homeless, and seniors in poverty through human service nonprofits whose government contracts ironically pay workers poverty wages. Most of the workers are people of color and more than half of the 80,000 in the city-funded nonprofit sector are women of color.
Read MoreFor Nonprofits and Nonprofit Consultants – 2020 vs 2023 Emerging from the Pandemic
One of our favorite bloggers, Gotham Gal, aka Joanne Wilson posted a short article contemplating the world as we emerge from the Covid pandemic. If you don’t read Gotham Gal, you should! Joanne Wilson’s life is focused on making the world a better place, in line with Growth for Good’s company purpose.
Read MoreWhat do you do when a board member leaves the board?
Nonprofits often have thoughtful board recruitment and/or orientation process, but few nonprofits have a protocol for exiting board members. With or without term limits, even the very best of board members will eventually rotate off your nonprofit’s board.
Read MoreWays to Leverage a Consultant
This past week, Growth for Good provided transition consulting in multiple ways. We consulted an interim COO at Red Hook Initiative that we helped place. We proudly continued to support The Bronx Community Foundation as they move to be staff-led. Katherine DeFoyd has been serving as the interim development director on Town Hall’s capital campaign.
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