We’ve all been there. You apply for a job and get rejected. You make a presentation at work thinking everyone will be supportive, and it falls with a thud on deaf ears. Perhaps
This past weekend I had to bury my wonderful sister, Jan. Her death was sudden. Jan was the heart of our family, and after a year of incredible loss, including my father, I’m
We weren’t placed on this earth to be miserable. Look around you. There’s so much misery and sadness. There’s a lot of resignation that life is supposed to be long, difficult and not
Recently, I saw an active discussion on LinkedIn about nonprofit salaries. I’ve written about this in the past myself. You can find those articles here and here. When I wrote about CEO pay
The world is a much better place with Malala Yousafzai in it. As I begin to reflect on my next book about leadership, Malala has been coming to my mind. We all know
Here’s the potential situation in your nonprofit. You have tensions at the board level. As the CEO, you are blaming internal factions. Or, you have high turnover of staff. You blame a lack
One of the questions I hear from smaller organizations that are just beginning working with major donors is “When is someone ready to give a gift?” My reply, “It depends.” Assuming you are doing your
Recently, I have been giving speeches and keynote addresses to nonprofit groups in support of my most recent book. I’ve also been having many discussions and exchanges with individuals inside and outside of
In my book, The Rise and Fail of Charities In the 21st Century: How The Nonprofit World Is Changing And What You Can Do To Be Ready, I write about the concept of
I am an entrepreneur and I believe in taking calculated risks. I have written often about the nonprofit sector and how, often, it is risk averse. I do believe that sometimes nonprofit CEOs
