I hate being vulnerable.
I hate being vulnerable. That’s what I said last night. I was crying. We get into nonprofits because we are good at solving problems. Or good at taking care of people. We’re taught to think of others first. But there’s a dark side to this. It’s safer when other people need us. If they need us, then […]
It’s time to WOOP
Lately I’ve been helping people make plans. Communications plans. Fundraising plans. And a combo of both. Thanks to my contract with Oregon Metro, I got to teach people how to do communications plans last week. And now I’m working with VerdeNW, a nonprofit here in Portland, to help them with their plans too. I’m […]
Here’s the Difference between Nonprofit Management and Leadership
A lot of our time in nonprofits is spent interacting with each other. But we don’t take a lot of time to define our roles, or understand the roles we would like to play. What’s a key piece of leadership that people often get wrong? People don’t define the difference between workers, management and leadership. […]
Ideas I tried this year
Here’s my 2017 Annual Report! What was this year LIKE? First of all, it was BETTER BECAUSE OF YOU. Thank you for reading. But also, thanks for talking with me! I got to talk with my friends and former clients Kenita Pierce, Molly Ola Pinney, and many other people. I had so many good emails […]
Nonprofit Leadership Summit -What a RIDE!
We had so many good comments during the Nonprofit Leadership Summit. People said: “A great summit! Very high quality!! I’ve been telling my colleagues who couldn’t join all about it!” -Lisa Allen, Edmonton, AB “I thought Ellen Bristol […]
8 Reasons to Attend the Nonprofit Leadership Summit
In just a few short days, the Nonprofit Leadership Summit will Start. If you need 8 Reasons to buy the Nonprofit Leadership Summit ticket today, here they are! Reason 1: Because you don’t have a consistent method for finding new donors (and unrestricted income) that works Because you want to learn how to develop a donor pipeline, […]