Every organization needs to have a plan in place to track progress and ensure that their mission is being accomplished. For nonprofit organizations, having an effective program logic model is …
5 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Nonprofit
Setting resolutions for your nonprofit but need help knowing where to start? Feeling overwhelmed because there are many things you would like to accomplish in the next 12 months? This …
Avoiding Fundraising Anxiety
Fundraising Anxiety stops many nonprofit professionals from raising money at their fullest potential. One of the best ways to avoid fundraising anxiety is knowing that it is there and looks …
A Nonprofit’s Founder Struggle to Let Go
Just take a moment and think about the first day you stepped out and decided to begin your own nonprofit; to fulfill your passion for serving and helping others. You …
Why Should Nonprofits Evaluate Their Programs?
In my experience, working with youth programs and understanding what programmatic features work and don’t work is critical to your organization’s success. The only surefire way to accomplish it is …
Letter to the Founder That Wants to Give Up
There will come times when you question whether you should continue on your nonprofit journey… Dear Founder, This letter is to not only remind you of the IMPOSSIBLE being POSSIBLE …
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Did you know that employees of 501(c)(3) organizations are eligible to receive forgiveness on the remaining balance of their direct loans? Yes, that’s right. Let’s take a closer look at …
Grow Your Nonprofit Using Systems and Processes
Take your nonprofit to the next level by combining PEOPLE, PROCESS, and SYSTEMS (Technology). I love to share the importance of involving people in the development of your organization and …
Concepts For Organizational Growth
In the last few years operations for many nonprofit organizations has been a rollercoaster ride of setbacks, challenges, and losses. Even the way we exist in our physical environments has …
Program Evaluation: When It’s Time to Pivot
The term evaluation is described as the systematic investigation of an effort’s merit, worth, or significance. Program evaluation is an essential organizational practice that provides a way to assess specific …
Inspiration to Impact
I remember the day the passion for serving youth at a greater capacity was ignited in me. The second I took the first step, there was no turning back. I …
How Logic Models Play a Key Role in Program Evaluation
The development of a program logic model plays a key role in evaluating the effectiveness of your program design and delivery. It represents how you plan to do good. The …
Serving With Love
“Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to …
Your Footprint – Steps From the Past Leading Into the Future
I always knew that I wanted to help people on a greater level but was unsure how. Each year I felt as if I unlocked another stage allowing me to …
Crawl Before You Walk
Many nonprofits start from an identified need in the community and a passion for making a difference. When I was starting my organization in 2012, I was also pursuing my …