We’re hiring a CFO!
100 Degrees Consulting is hiring a Chief Financial Officer Consultant to deliver a high level of service to our clients because we’re growing by leaps and bounds! This client-facing position would directly handle accounts, and may be a perfect fit if you are both financially savvy and able to provide …
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Should you take out a business loan?
Hold onto your seats because I have a potentially controversial opinion to share with you today: Debt is not inherently bad. I get asked the question a lot: Is it ever okay to take on debt in my business? Should I get a loan or use a credit card in …
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Behind-the-scenes of our virtual team retreat
It’s funny looking back on our 2020 goals because the world was so incredibly different just 11 short months ago. Travel was a big priority for my family and me, I had at least half a dozen conferences in cities around the country planned, plus exciting trips to work in-person …
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One small action can make an impact
One small action can make an impact. Tomorrow is Election Day in the United States and millions of voters have already cast their ballots because of exactly that. We know that our vote matters. Even though we are one in millions, our vote matters, this year more than ever before. …
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Where did 100 Degrees come from?
Rewind almost exactly seven years and I was laying in the pitch dark, on a thin pad on the floor of a cement room in rural Senegal. I had a mosquito net over me, but no sheets or blankets because I was sweating. I checked my phone to see …
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Are you guilty of saying this?
“My business [or nonprofit] is my baby.” Ever said that before? I have. We love our work! We take pride in the change we’re making in the world and take things personally because we’ve poured so much heart and soul into what we do. I also have a real life …
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I hate failing
I have a true confession for you, bright and early today. I hate failing. I know, I know. Failure is part of success. Fail forward. Blah blah blah. I don’t care. I hate it to my core. (#enneagram3 much?!) A lot of times when we think we are failing, it’s only because …
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Three simple steps to your monthly routine
I love the saying: Where your attention goes, energy flows. We want to put our energy into the right things to get maximum results with minimum wasted time. No entrepreneurs (especially those with kiddos) can afford to be wasting a single second right now, ya know?! Where are YOU spending …
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How Increasing Nonprofit Transparency Increases Donations
Guidestar, the neutral database of all nonprofit organizations in the US with revenue over $200k, recently published a study that demonstrated that organizations who provided better and more information to stakeholders raised substantially more money in subsequent years than organizations who didn’t share information with stakeholders. More specifically, nonprofits who …
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How Nonprofit Transparency = More Donations
I just finished reading Thirst, by Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity: Water. It’s a fabulous book that reads like a novel and tells the story of Scott’s personal journey to creating Charity: Water, and all of the bumps and setbacks he encountered along the way. I drew so many …
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