Document your processes with Loom
Good process documentation can reduce the impact of the great resignation. Loom makes it so much faster and easier.
Why should your nonprofit have an investment philosophy?
PODCAST: I share my experience on this topic with Mickey Desai.
Protect your nonprofit from inflation
PODCAST. Worried about how inflation will impact your nonprofit? Check out this podcast where we discuss how you can protect your nonprofit’s purchasing power.
Nonprofit Technology: Round table discussion
VIDEO: Looking for the right technology for your nonprofit? This October 2021 conversation covers many different applications and contexts.
Don’t let inflation wipe out your cash surplus
Rising prices across the economy, AKA inflation, could significantly reduce the value of your nest egg. Please don’t allow your nonprofit’s hard-earned savings to go up in smoke.
7% Board Engagement is Not Enough!
7 percent board engagement with finances? Not acceptable! Fortunately, you can fix this situation with some simple steps!
7 Steps to a Stronger Back Office
VIDEO: Want to save money? Increase productivity? Create a more welcoming workplace? Engage your board and staff better?
Nonprofit Operations: Working Smarter (not harder)
VIDEO: Here are some ways nonprofit administrators can accomplish more without working more hours.
Pandemic Budgeting: Frugal vs Cheap
Is your nonprofit frugal or cheap? (Hint: one is penny wise and pound foolish; the other actually makes strategic investments to maximize impact.)
Creating a Strong Back Office
PODCAST: How can a strong back office make your nonprofit stronger? How can modest investments generate large efficiencies? How can technology become your friend? Listen for my answers to these questions and more during my appearance on the Successful Nonprofits Podcast!
Budget Wildcards: Managing Pandemic Uncertainty
VIDEO: Presentation at Texas A&M with my favorite tips for budgeting during challenging times.
Tech tips, budgets, and free stuff!
VIDEO: Tips for building a strong back office, leveraging technology to strengthen your nonprofit, and more!
Nonprofit Budgeting: The Matrix Map
VIDEO: Do you have to make difficult budget decisions this year? The matrix map can make it quicker and easier!
Nonprofit Budgeting with Wild Cards
How can a nonprofit build a budget amid so much uncertainty? These tips will help you navigate this year’s budgeting challenges successfully.
Maximizing Tech to Save Money
VIDEO. Want to leverage technology so you can work smarter (not harder)?
Nonprofit administrators are like action movie heroes!
PODCAST. Heroic administrators, strategically navigating the pandemic and emerging stronger, and general back office tips.
Beyond Belt-Tightening: the Right Tool for the Job
Successful nonprofits will make strategic cuts because across-the-board cuts weaken the healthiest parts of their organization. They will also make strategic investments because a failure to prepare for the future translates into having no future.
Beyond Belt-Tightening: Mission and Values
Yes - Mission and values can help you save money!
Beyond Belt-Tightening: Inertia into Action
Ready to save money without uncomfortable belt-tightening?