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We are in an age of social media and content marketing campaigns that require much more than a one-pager of news that you print and handout to your clients and stakeholders.

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.

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!

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.

LeBron James, Derek Jeter, Peyton Manning, Karli Lloyd, Sylvia Fowles…you know their names, and you watch them play, but how do they lead their team to victory?

Vision statements should give the world a sense of what your organization aspires to do, be concise, and inspire others. Most people would argue a vision statement is only for the highest level of an organization, but I'd argue a vision is something that can exist at ANY level of a nonprofit organization.

In the highly competitive funding field of nonprofit organizations, fund development strategies need to engage everyone within your organization and your volunteers in their planning and in their implementation.

You're passionate, dedicated and excited to make your mark on your organization; however, you cannot do this alone and the Board of Directors are a key partner in moving the organization to its next level.

When you finally achieve your dream of being in a leadership position, you have a vision of what you want to accomplish for the organization and for yourself.

In a recent leadership survey, 72% of respondents indicated they were looking for a leader who was forward looking. That is, 72% said they wanted to follow a leader that could provide hope of a better future than what they were experiencing today!

Let me first begin this post by wholeheartedly agreeing that there are several excellent reasons to utilize an effective system of inter-connected sub committees to facilitate the work of a non-profit board of directors or advisors.

Being the leader of a nonprofit has many rewards personally and professionally. The privilege to do work that improves the lives of others and the community brings with it an opportunity to make a long-standing impact.

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.

inding 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.