The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently shared an article about reaching individual donors . Having spent many years working with nonprofits of all sizes, I understand the 80/20 rule whereby 20% of donors (often referred to as major donors) give nonprofits 80% of their philanthropy income.

As a frequent reader of Joan Garry’s Nonprofit Leadership blog, her article about the relationship between board and staff, “5 Biggest Lessons For Successful Nonprofit Leadership” really resonates with me.

I read with great anticipation the recent Harvard Business Review cover story, “Ask Better Questions- the key to better strategic decision making.” SCC facilitates strategic planning and more than ever, our clients are thinking about their community impact post-pandemic: How do they create or sustain workplace culture while continuing to navigate a hybrid or remote workplace.

Systemic racism can appear in a number of different ways, showing up most often in stark income and wealth gaps that directly affect our communities. Dismantling racism needs focus and work every day; this work is more important than ever given the great divides in our community and across the country.

In 2020, nonprofit organizations seemingly moved mountains to reposition their programs and services and continue to meet the needs of their stakeholders and those they serve while advancing their missions. Many found they needed to shift their priorities in order to survive. We have created two new tools designed to help our clients make intentional and strategic decisions that will contribute to their mission impact and organizational sustainability.

Each of us are adjusting to the impact of COVID-19 differently. These questions on mindfulness resonate with me. I hope they can be helpful to you as well.

I recently had the pleasure of attending the Nonprofit Lifecycles Institute in Scottsdale. The Institute was founded by Susan Kenny Stevens Ph.D., author of the seminal book, Nonprofit Lifecycles-Stage-Based Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity. There are clearly identified diagnostic/assessment characteristics for management, governance, financial resources, and administrative systems across all the life stages or cycles an organization can experience, from Start-up through Maturity, Turn-around, and even Decline.