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Organization Spotlight: Center for Nonprofit Advancement
In honor of Black History month, we’re featuring Black-led organizations and talking to their leaders about their work, and the importance of African American representation. Today, we talk to Glen O’Gilvie the Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Nonprofit [...]
Organization Spotlight: Child First Authority
In honor of Black History month, we’re featuring Black-led organizations and talking to their leaders about their work, and the importance of African American representation. Today, we talk to Danista E. Hunte, the Executive Director [...]
Organization Spotlight: Neighborhood Legal Services Program
In honor of Black History month, we’re featuring Black-led organizations and talking to their leaders about their work, and the importance of African American representation in nonprofits. Today, we talk to Karen A. Newton Cole, [...]
Managing with Excellence
What does managing with excellence mean today? Twelve months ago, the world was a different place. Since then, external disruptions have forced organizations to change the ways they get work done and lead their people. [...]
Competency Modeling: An Introduction
Editor's Note: This post about competency modeling was originally published in 2015 and has been updated. Nonprofit success is holistic. Success is the sum of the planning, process, people, and performance systems in an organization. [...]
How to Budget for Change
One month into 2021, how are your New Year’s plans coming along? If you've started work on your annual plan, your budget is probably on your mind. Below we explore how to approach budgeting for [...]
Using a DEI Lens When Enacting Change
As you step into your nonprofit vision for 2021, change abounds. It is behind you, it is ahead of you, and it is affecting you now. Change is often a vehicle for new opportunities. [...]
The Role of Planning and People in Change Communication
Editor's Note: This article on change communication was originally written in 2015. Since the Covid-19 pandemic we've seen an increase need for information on how to plan and communicate change. We have updated this article, [...]
Your Culture Vision for 2021
We are (finally) done with 2020. The turning of the calendar year provides a natural fresh start. At Brighter Strategies encourage clients to take a step back and observe their culture. Where are you now, [...]
Effective Virtual Leadership: A Book Review
Effective Leadership is challenging at the best of times. Particularly in times of significant change. Clearly, 2020 has been a year full of change. For many organizations, one of the most significant changes is the [...]
Capacity Building: A Blueprint to Get Started
As we head out of this difficult year and into hopefully a brighter, more stable 2021, organizations are thinking about capacity building. Covid-19 stalled and changed a lot of organizational plans this year, but [...]
Culture Change in Times of Change
Has there been a year in recent history more transformative than 2020? Not only organizations, but the whole world has undergone a culture change. Twelve months ago, the world was a different place. Since [...]