by Suzanne Bakker | Sep 16, 2023 | funding, fundraising, strategic planning | Nonprofit management
Before you go out looking for donors or doing some other fundraising work, let me tell you this. You need a plan first. Many nonprofit leaders feel they need a donor first. But in reality, you need your own plan first. Your dream You have a dream for the world, it’s...
by Suzanne Bakker | Sep 9, 2023 | human resource management, salaries, strategic planning | Nonprofit management
Raising money for salaries for your nonprofit team isn’t easy. But it can be done. The thing is, it’s not something that happens by accident. You’ll need to prepare for it. You’ll need to have a plan for that. A strategy and an action plan. You need a plan … You...
by Suzanne Bakker | Sep 2, 2023 | planning, risk management, strategic planning | Nonprofit management
Can a strategic plan help your nonprofit? Many nonprofits think it can’t. They think that external circumstances make it impossible to plan for anything. This is a very disempowering thought. And very unhealthy for everyone involved in this work. And totally against...
by Suzanne Bakker | Aug 20, 2023 | fee calculation, finance management, human resource management, learning, project design | Nonprofit management
Sometimes your team may need to join a paid course or training programme. Maybe their work is impacted by changes in the law or regulations they need to apply. Or you employed someone with potential and enthusiasm who needs a bit more training on the topic. So let’s...
by Suzanne Bakker | Aug 12, 2023 | learning | Nonprofit management
As Daniel Pink says in his famous TED talk, mastery is important for job satisfaction. People want to get better at what they do and feel it. They want to become experts in something – or at least to feel they are developing expertise over time. This is also...
by Suzanne Bakker | Aug 6, 2023 | human resource management, learning | Nonprofit management
Passion is what drives most of us in nonprofits. Passion is very powerful. And also very important to be able to keep going when others might give up. But in addition to passion there’s also things you need to know to keep your nonprofit alive. To serve your...
