The first lesson I learned while working in the healthcare industry was this: Expect change. Every year there was guaranteed to be a policy or procedural change that required change management, which led to the second lesson I learned: Figure out how to make the change last. Organizations that successfully navigate change management have also
Image Credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang In August 2018, the first legislation explicitly naming worker-owned cooperatives—the Main Street Employee Ownership Act—became United States federal law. Up to this point, legislation for most worker co-ops was not a priority; federal policy wasn’t even a pipe dream. Most worker co-ops saw and still see themselves as embedded within a
For years we’ve talked about donors from the perspective of a “pyramid” or “ladder.” Those at the top are “major.” Those in the middle are “mid-level.” Those at the bottom are, generally, “new.” But it doesn’t really work that way. Especially not in our digitally revolutionized marketplace where outbound (push) marketing no longer rules. Today’s
Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach, also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to accept a real estate gift for the first time: Dear Charity Clairity, We have a board member who wants to donate a
Image Credit: uncoveredlens Eze Joshua on pexels.com Close your eyes and imagine your neighborhood in 30 years. Is it covered in the grime of smog, or is it shaded by trees? Can you see the sky, or is it glowing orange from wildfires? Are kids able to play outside? Most of the stories we hear about climate
