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Fund development in the nonprofit sector involves far more than writing grants. Grant writers and development professionals often manage the entire grant life cycle—from researching opportunities and interpreting funder priorities, to coordinating with program and finance staff, developing budgets, writing proposals, submitting reports, and stewarding funders after awards are made. But what is more important?

Whether you enjoy the budget process and numbers or you do not, your budget planning is an annual exercise that requires you to look at your vision and strategy from a more specific lens of finance.

Finding the time to revisit your Vision statement can sound daunting but having a strong and relevant Vision can be a motivator worth revisiting for the Board and Executive Leadership.

Over the years, I have had the pleasure of working with some great and diverse nonprofit Boards in a strategic planning process. Part of our process is to conduct both and internal and external scan process.

According to an article from the Mayo Clinic, when “work life and personal life are out of balance, your stress level is likely to soar.” The consequences include fatigueue, poor health, lost time with friends and loved ones and increased expectations.

Any nonprofit leader will tell you to meet your mission, you need money, so perhaps our first tip from the first Avengers movie should be to obtain federal resources and combine them with money from a billionaire!