As we bid adieu to 2020, there is no better time for a nonprofit professional than the start of a new year to reassess your personal map: vision, mission, core values and your next stretch of road. What will 2021 hold in store for you?

This week is the time we hear the most about #thankfulness. I see posts of daily lists of gratitude and overt offerings of thankfulness. This is all good. But might we consider thankfulness more than just this time of year?

Experience is valuable. YOUR experience does not have to fit neatly into a preplanned box.

Food for thought when seeking a leadership position:

2020 has tested us in ways few other years have. The demands on nonprofits have escalated. The resources have diminished. Nonprofits are often asked to do more with less, but our ability to stretch a dollar and our tenacity to push forward have been stretched in ways that have caused even the most seasoned practitioners to stumble.

Think of rejection…

What are the top three best growth strategies, mantras, or protocols you've utilized for your career development? Mine are....

Is excellence in the U.S. ever an end in and of itself or is the bottom-line-dollars-and-cents always a required metric? I'm struck by the Great British Baking Show…

Eight days to Christmas and three reminders….

As you prepare and plan for 2020 don’t forget to incorporate charity and giving back into your organizational culture.

People will not #invest in your business or your nonprofit work until they are #engaged.

One of the most amazing parts of our work in community development is watching the pieces fit together. From grassroots nonprofits …

Can I tell you just how amazed I am by persons who work in the charitable sector?

Thinking of starting a nonprofit?

Family vacation is a lesson in business. Here are three things I'm reminded of this week....

Do you dictate or discuss?

As I strive to create an impactful and intentional life, I want to surround myself with messaging and influences that feed my soul and spirit.

The phrase 'I'm so busy.' I hear it WAY too often from well-intentioned and well-meaning people. I get it. But …

Where's the line? How much should we toot our own horn? In this world of social media I wonder…

2018 was my most challenging year to date.