Chat GPT and the Nonprofit Sector
“You guys have really come up with somethin’. ” -Dr. Floyd, 2001 a Space Odyssey At the end of our team meeting today, Phill asked us to hold on so he could share something. “Ready to be blown away?” he asked. We all stared squarely into our video cameras. He shared his screen and […]
Fundraising has decreased 5.6% in many nonprofits… how about yours?
Data is telling us that Fundraising is unsurprisingly weak this year… “The Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP)” has released its results for Q1 2022, and the data reveals that the number of donors decreased by 5.6% (-5.6%) from the first quarter of 2022 compared to the first quarter of 2021. The donor retention rate decreased by […]
How to Maintain Advocacy
Now that we know the importance of building advocacy for your nonprofits, let’s get into how to maintain it. It’s easy to get everyone fired up about your organization right from the start, but it’s important that you keep that momentum going with everyone that’s volunteering and advocating. So, in this blog I will discuss […]
World Day for International Justice
Acknowledging World Day for International Justice, we honor the latest member of our Harvest family of client’s The National Conference for Community and Justice. While the organization serves Connecticut and Western Massachusetts communities, the topics and issues they address impact national and global level social justice. World Day for International Justice is intended to Unite […]
Building Advocacy
Building Advocacy. A few years ago, my sister came out as bisexual. While this was happening, so were issues with so many other important social and political controversies, but it was so hard to raise awareness to these situations. This is why I’d like to talk about the topic of nonprofit’s building advocacy on their […]
Capacity Building Investments from Funders
Capacity Building investments from funders is a growing area of opportunity for your nonprofit. Building a sustainable and capable organization to deliver on your mission is the primary goal of every nonprofit. We often get inquires from nonprofit leaders about working with them to create strategy, plans, and to implement next level operations. In many […]
Strategic Planning Case Study: The United States Coast Guard Academy
Background: Strategic Planning for The US Coast Guard Academy, established in New London, CT in 1932. The USCGA provides instruction and advising to over 1,700 cadets annually in nine major areas of study. Its main source of revenue is federal funding through an annual DHS appropriations bill, followed by alumni giving and membership fees. The faculty […]
Cultivating a Thankful Heart
Cultivating a thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us. ~ James E. Faust Refining and deepening gratitude is an output of trials and suffering. When things are going well, gratitude helps us celebrate and enlarge our goodness. But according to author Robert Emmons, it is truly under difficult […]
Thinking Back; Looking Forward
Last year we had a number of conversations with our community about strategy and operations, exploring questions such as “Are you afraid your funding efforts aren’t generating enough revenue?” “Can you rely on your board for support?” “What type of new leadership can elevate our mission?” What we uncovered in these conversations helped well over […]
Take a little off the top and please tell me about climate change.
There have always been challenges in nonprofits reaching their communities to deliver critical messages. During the COVID pandemic, I have been reminded of some of the most insightful techniques that have been used to reach some of our “hardest to reach” communities. I think of some of the Public Health campaigns when we have been […]