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Nonprofit Strategic Alliances
Nonprofits work best when they work together! Whether it is a partnership, collaboration, or merger, strategic partnerships are an arrangement between one or more organizations to […]
Four Elements of a Kickass Nonprofit Board
“A good board is a victory, not a gift.” –Cyril O. Houle
As many of you know, I have taught at Fordham University’s Graduate School of […]
Defining Your Organizational Values
Organizational values are your organization’s “True North.” They represent the core of who you are, what you do, and how you define success. They are […]
Five Reasons Why Succession Planning is Important
The best leaders think carefully about what will happen when they leave. Because at some point they will. It seems pretty simple yet many organizations […]
How to be a Successful Nonprofit Board Chair
In September, Debra conducted a training for over 30 board chairs at Fairfield County’s Community Foundation. One of […]
Nonprofit Leadership Bootcamp
On June 11, The Strategy Group held its first leadership workshop at the Darien Community Association for 22 executive directors and upper level managers. We explored […]
Don’t Skimp on Nonprofit Executive Onboarding
Nonprofit Executive Onboarding Checklist (Free Download)
One of The Strategy Group’s more “boutique” services is nonprofit executive searches. We have worked with a number of […]
How to Have Excellent Meetings [Video]
Meetings — we all need them to get the important work we do done, but they can take up a lot of our when not […]
6 Tips for the Nonprofit Hiring Process
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE WRONG HIRE
In nonprofits, your staff is your most valuable asset and it’s worth spending the time (and money) on the nonprofit […]
Strategic Planning For Nonprofits is Not One-Size-Fits-All
The #1 question we get from clients is “why should we do strategic planning”? Our answer is short, it provides focus, clarity, and direction.
Yes, strategic […]
A Simple Strategy or A Daring Adventure?
Seven years ago, we embarked on a daring adventure and gave it a name, The Strategy Group LLC. Our vision was simple…we wanted […]
Having Difficult Conversations
Many years ago I had a boss who gave two types of feedback. You were either “phenomenal,” “extraordinary,” “a spark plug” (that was a really good thing) […]
