Demonstrate Field Expertise

Demonstrate Field Expertise

Round two of the interview process. I’m sitting with the CEO and an outside consultant. They are grilling me about my experience, abilities and what I bring to the specific role I’m up for. Then comes a question that I really dislike: “If you were sitting with a...
Step Into Your Donors Shoes

Step Into Your Donors Shoes

Have you ever tried to step into your donor’s shoes for a minute? Tried to really understand their experience? Odds are you don’t just work for a nonprofit; you also donate or volunteer somewhere else. Have you considered how that knowledge should affect how your...
Competitive Intelligence

Competitive Intelligence

“The wise learn many things from their enemies.” – Aristophanes The Intelligence community in the U.S.- CIA, FBI, NSA- have a very difficult job: To mine data so they can thwart attacks, carry out tactical operations and keep American interests safe at...
The Future Of Nonprofit Office Life

The Future Of Nonprofit Office Life

“Prophecy was given to fools” (Jewish saying) Everything in our lives revolves around coronavirus. Though the present is clouded in uncertainty, it would appear that the near future is going to look very different. Fool’s talk? Maybe. But as I started thinking about...