The Nonprofit Hunger Games

What are nonprofits really hungry for? I work with many, many nonprofits that are hungry for many things. They are hungry for volunteers to engage, hungry for some marketing trick to help them break through the noise so they can been seen and their messages can be...

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Why You Exist

    When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it. W. Clement Stone I am not getting all existential- spritually yoga-girl  on you. I really want to know why your...

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What Will You Read in 2012?

    One of my favorite  exercises to do with new clients is ask them what they consume in a given day. I am not talking about food or empty calories or their french fry fetish. I am talking about knowledge. How and where do they consume knowledge? Leaders...

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Year In Review

      Tis the season of lights. A time to reflect and celebrate …. My 2011 Year End Report   2011 was a year of transition, loss, hope, opportunity, fun and adventure!   Here is the wrap up of highs, lows, lessons and leaps of faith! You can find...

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It Takes More Than YOU To Start A Movement

        I was chatting with a client yesterday. A really smart founder who has a small organization that is doing great impactful work. She was having trouble, like most of us with asking for help and support when she is going under and overwhelmed...

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Connection, Contribution, and Meaning…Part III

This This is part III of a three part series exploring the key components of social change. You can find part I on connection here It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are. – Roy Disney ambition, competency, individuality, equality,...

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A Mobilizer Must Understand Community

Do not apologize for seeing potential and beauty in every place, in every community. Those of you that follow me here on my blog and my consulting work know that I talk a lot about community. What is community? The answer is neither simple nor quickly defined-- if it...

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Promise yourself that you will listen

                    I am a lover of revolutions, of disruption.... of chaos.  I know that  at the core of all of those things are art and beauty. Today's guest blogger writes and teaches us how the act of listening  is...

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