By Jessica Quaid As we wrap up 2021, it’s safe to say this was the year of “self-love” and “self-care,” but what about self-confidence? I know that sometimes self-confidence can be perceived as being arrogant, vain or conceited. I’m not talking about overdoing it; I simply mean...
By Jennifer Higgins I hold a Ph.D. in Gerontology from the University of Massachusetts, and I have spent more than 25 years in the nonprofit sector, in roles ranging from direct support to executive positions. Why do I start there? Because that is just who I have...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Nonprofits of all sizes saw positive growth in online and monthly donations last year: According to an insightful report on Philanthropy.com, one-time and monthly online donations jumped more than 15 percent in 2020. Research on online engagement trends across 4,964 nonprofits...
The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is...
By Dana Marlowe In late 2019, I Support the Girls (ISTG) held our first International Affiliate Retreat. We have 58 global Affiliate Directors (volunteers) who run chapters of ISTG in their cities. This was the first time in four years that these volunteers met ISTG staff—and...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS So, how is your Giving Tuesday going? Checking in and noting how you feel things are going now—today—is your best form of advance planning for next year. Here are a few gut-check questions to answer this week and file in...
By Sara Leonard; republished from nlctb.org with permission from the Nonprofit Leadership Center I sat at my desk with a feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach. How do I raise enough gifts to meet our year-end fundraising goal? My team and I had hosted...
By Ruth Rathblott, republished with permission Is there room in our conversations about diversity for disability? When I have asked whether people see me as diverse, the answer I usually get is related to my gender, not my limb difference. During a presentation I gave a couple...
By Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS Hope Villages of America is a well-established nonprofit in Tampa Bay, with more than five decades of service to their credit. They’re quite the success story, too: What was once a struggling organization facing liquidation is now a thriving, re-branded...
By Tiffany Rucker, MBA Women and girls around the globe have had to fight for the right to receive an education. In some countries, the fight continues, as girls as young as 10 are married off too much older men for financial gain. Common wisdom once...