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Strategic Planning and Your Board of Directors
Editor's Note: This article on the role of the Board in strategic planning is revised and updated from a 2017 article. “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory, tactics without strategy is [...]
15 Years of Change in the Nonprofit Sector
It has been 15 years since Brighter Strategies was born—a decade and a half of partnering with good organizations to do good work. This year we're exploring the ways the work we do has [...]
Three Tips to Reduce Hiring Bias
Think about the last time you interviewed someone whom you recommended for a job at your company. How did you describe this person? Perhaps you thought they would be a “good culture fit.” Chances [...]
How Nonprofits Can Improve Blogging in 2023
Editor's Note: In 2023 we're going to introduce several guest bloggers. This blog post was written by copywriter and marketing expert Monika Jansen. If you're interested in being a guest blogger, let us know. [...]
Nonprofit Trends for 2023
For many nonprofits, 2022 was a time of rebuilding, reimagining, and reshuffling. We focused on assessments and strategy to grow capacity post-pandemic. We saw trends like the Great Resignation, followed by Quiet Quitting, affect [...]
How Nonprofits Can Work Effectively with Freelancers
Experts predict that by 2023, over half of the US workforce will have been freelancers or part of the gig economy at some point in their career. Freelance workers can be a benefit to [...]
Helping Associations Improve Member Engagement
According to the 2021 Association Trends Study: Building the Next Normal, member engagement, time, and money were the biggest challenges for association professionals last year. Although 78 percent of respondents say they are working [...]
Strengthening Weak Ties in a Remote Envirnoment
If asked who the most important people in your life are, you would probably cite your friends and family, followed by your colleagues. But what about the barista who always gets your order right? [...]
DiSC Personality Assessment for Nonprofit Team Building
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OLbDhHfp4s Editor's Note: This article on the DiSC assessment was first written in 2018. Given the changing needs of the workforce, we've revised it. Build Your Winning Team Even before Covid and remote work, [...]
Task Conflict, The Conflict Your Organization Wants
Most people avoid conflict whenever possible. There are a few people who love drama, but most of us do not. As a general rule, it feels safer and healthier to avoid conflict when possible. [...]
On Becoming an Authentic Leader
This post on being an authentic leader was first written in 2013. Given today's difficult climate, it seemed important to revisit the topic. What is authentic leadership? Have you seen it in the workplace? [...]
Quiet Quitting: Is it Real?
What does quiet quitting look like? Lately, Rowan has felt utterly burnt out by her work. Boundaries have dissipated. Her boss now expects her peers and her to work around the clock and take [...]