Archive for March 2026
LearnGrants Summit Recap Pt. 1: 3 Tools Every Nonprofit Leader Needs Right Now
I recently attended the #LearnGrants Summit, and I walked away with pages of notes I knew I had to share with you. Over the next two newsletters, I’m breaking down the six mini-sessions with the kind of practical, roll-up-your-sleeves wisdom that’s hard to find but easy to use. This week: sessions on communication, discovery, and…
Read MoreLeadership, Trust & Surviving in Uncertain Times
This is the final installment of our 3 part series on what I learned from @Candid webinar, “Nonprofit Sustainability: Build Strategies That Actually Work.” You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. Today I’m sharing what the speakers had to say about surviving in uncertain times — from delegation to self-care to community…
Read MoreDiversification Requires Creative Courage
This is Part 2 of a 3 part series on what I learned from @Candid webinar, “Nonprofit Sustainability: Build Strategies That Actually Work.” You can read it here. If Part 1 was about infrastructure, then Part 2 is about income. And not the predictable kind. One of the powerful takeaways from the webinar was simple:…
Read MoreSustainability Is Infrastructure — Not Just Income
Every day, my inbox fills with invitations to fundraising and capacity-building webinars promising the latest insight for nonprofit leaders. I attend many of them intentionally — not because every trend is worth chasing, but because my role is to filter, assess, and translate what’s truly useful for the organizations I serve. Recently, I participated in…
Read MorePart 3: Where Donors Came From — And What Smart Organizations Did About It
This is the final installment of my three part series based on what I learned from the Gravyty webinar which unpacked Giving Tuesday 2025 data. If Part 1 was about infrastructure and Part 2 was about emotional clarity, then Part 3 is about amplification. What I’m calling: Discovery, Ambassadors & Managing Expectations Because even the…
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