A Good Time For Thank Yous
As the year-end is nearing, it is time to think about wrapping up the year 2020. Time to think of the achievements you have had this year. And to plan for building on these in the next year. Time to think of all the people who helped you make the most of this year....
How To Find A Novel Idea
In my previous post I wrote about how to find your perfect project idea. This post aimed to help you engage others in brainstorming ideas, defining priorities and choosing the best idea for the moment. I did not highlight the importance of innovation. Or: how to find...
How To Find Your Perfect Project Idea
Like most nonprofits you probably do not lack ambition or ideas. Which is great. But sometimes this abundance makes it hard to prioritize. It is challenging to decide on your project focus. In other words, how to find your perfect project idea? What is a project? A...
What Does This Crisis Mean For Your Fundraising?
No-one will deny that the year 2020 is quite a challenging year. Of course, many countries face more challenges than ‘just’ the pandemic. They face dictatorship, corruption, natural disasters, industrial accidents, the results of climate change or crucial elections in...
How Can A Structure Help You?
When you start writing project proposals for organizational donors, you will notice that each of them has their own structure for how they want you to organize your ideas on paper. You may not always enjoy their way of structuring your proposal. It may sometimes seem...
What Is A Donor?
Once you have set up your nonprofit it is time to get going. Time to start working for your mission. To make sure you obtain all the resources you need to get started and deliver your first successes to the community you aim to serve. Probably the first thing that...
What Is Key If You Are Just Starting Out With Your Nonprofit?
Many people responding to my posts here and on Facebook are just starting out with their nonprofit. It may seem hard to prioritize the many needed actions. Therefore, this post focuses on: what is key if you are just starting out with your nonprofit? What are...
Every Time You Say Goodbye, You Grow A Little
Recently, I have been writing about finding people or letting people into your organization and team: board members, volunteers, interns and student research groups. Finding the right people and making newcomers welcome is really important. But timely goodbyes are...
How To Facilitate Learning When You Are A Small Nonprofit
Last week I wrote about interns and students research projects. I highlighted that if you are lucky enough to be hosting interns and students you must support them in their learning goals. What I did not mention is that of course you must facilitate and support...
Students And Interns Can Supercharge Your Thinking
In my past few posts, I spoke about your board and about volunteers. This time, I want to look at hosting interns and student research projects. In my experience, students and interns can supercharge your thinking and your organization. I think it is well worth your...