Every July, development teams do the same thing. They close out the fiscal year, pull the final numbers, and start building the annual fund plan for the cycle ahead. Goals get set. Timelines get mapped. Someone makes a calendar. The plan looks right because nothing is running yet, and when nothing is running, nothing is visibly broken.
I didn’t want to spend half of my networking conversations explaining why I don’t design brochures or write direct mail copy. But I also refused to swing to the other extreme. I wasn’t about to turn this firm into a flavorless, corporate-gray consulting factory that sounds like every other windowless conference room in America.
I needed a brand that balanced elite boardroom authority with our signature high-energy intensity.
So, we evolved. Moving forward, Vivia Studios is officially Vivid Operational Advisors.
A Guest Post from Chris Tobin, Founder of Flywheel Advancement
Workforce instability is a common challenge for many nonprofits, especially when recruiting experienced senior leaders. To help navigate these important transitions, many organizations turn to interim (or fractional) management as a short-term solution to maintain stability and stay aligned with their mission goals.
A Guest Post from Jen Wasem, Jenerous Philanthropy.
Ownership is about being responsible for your role. It’s also about allowing others to be fully responsible for theirs.
You cannot run a marathon on your first day. You can put on the shoes and walk to the end of the street. That is the whole method.
This morning I sat in a room full of nonprofit leaders at the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Fauquier Counties, working through what it actually takes to produce an annual report that works. Robin McGlothin, Amy Stirnweis, and Carrie Idol-Richards from the Good Plan Group walked us through the full arc: purpose, data, stories, resources,…
If you know AI could help but have no idea where to start, you are not behind and you are not alone. It is one of the most common things a team runs into right now, and it is rarely about the tools.
If your team keeps asking who was supposed to do that, you are not behind and you are not alone. It is one of the most common things a growing organization runs into, and it is rarely about effort
If everything you publish turns into a scramble three weeks out, you are not behind and you are not alone. It is one of the most common things a communications lead runs into, and it is rarely about working harder
