How to Set Goals for Your Nonprofit Organization
As originally posted on nonprofitinformation.com Many nonprofit leaders are hesitant to create major goals this year, given the instability and uncertainty across the country and in our industry. The fundraising landscape has changed drastically in the last year as donors are reconsidering priorities, so nonprofit leaders are being forced to …
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Do you have too many tools in your toolbox?
Raise your hand if you have a drawer in your kitchen, so jammed with gadgets and tools that you can barely open it, let alone find anything useful inside. *Sheepishly raises hand* You know exactly what I’m talking about. There’s that fancy potato masher from Williams Sonoma and the cherry …
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What to do before hiring anyone in your business
You need an assistant! Hire for your weaknesses! You shouldn’t be doing any tasks that aren’t revenue-generating! Have you heard this before? I know I have. Oftentimes entrepreneurs rush out to hire a Virtual Assistant (VA), a Facebook Ads Manager, an Online Business Manager (OBM) without actually knowing what they …
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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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The grass really IS greener on the other side
Are you a victim of bad bookkeeping? Perhaps you don’t have timely financials to review, your numbers aren’t tied up with a bow for your accountant or auditor, or maybe you’re staring down the barrel at thousands of uncategorized transactions, paralyzed with fear at how to begin. It doesn’t matter …
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How I got permission to play bigger
I think in to-do lists and excel sheets. Clean, crisp lines and boxes and structure. When anything gets a little too vague or dreamy, I immediately get uncomfortable. I’ve told myself for years that I’m not a visionary, that I don’t think big picture, that I’m not an inspiring leader. …
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Shaping your week to achieve your vision
I tend to take on a lot, sometimes intentionally because I am driven and thrive on being super busy and engaged, but also sometimes unintentionally. I’ve told my mastermind group recently that my cup is full, and one or two more drops would make it overflow. While the strong Type …
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Structure vs. Flexibility
I listen to a LOT of podcasts about entrepreneurship, and many specifically about marketing because I have a TON of knowledge to be gained in that arena. Marketing feels about as foreign to me as speaking Nepali or playing chess, but it’s an absolute necessity for an entrepreneur. One of …
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How Virtual CFO Services are Like a Superhero + Crystal Ball Combined
“A shift is happening. The early CFO, version 1.0, was The Historian. Next came version 2.0, the Real-Time Analyst who caught issues based on real-time dashboards. It now appears that we are beginning to see a new version: CFO 3.0 – The Futurist.” (Source) I talk about Excel being my …
Read MoreHow to bring the most clarity to your organization
How many emails have you received in the last couple weeks about 2018 goals? If your inbox is anything like mine, the answer is too many. Frankly, I almost started writing an email about setting your 2018 goals until I realized that if you’re a high achieving, world-changing leader (which …
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