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In this episode, we delve into the crucial topic of metrics for nonprofits. More and more nonprofits are recognizing the power of data collection, but many struggle to choose the right metrics to measure their impact effectively. If you've ever written a grant, you've likely encountered questions about measuring impact. However, knowing which metrics truly matter can be challenging. Join us as we explore how to select metrics that accurately reflect your organization's impact and avoid wasting time on irrelevant data. Learn how to create meaningful metrics tailored to your programs and services, ensuring you can demonstrate the real difference your nonprofit is making. Don't miss out on this insightful discussion that will empower your nonprofit to measure and communicate its impact effectively. Subscribe now for more tips on nonprofit management and impact measurement! #NonprofitMetrics #ImpactMeasurement #DataCollection #NonprofitManagement #GrantWriting #NonprofitImpact #ImpactReporting #DataAnalysis

In this episode of For Purpose Live, non-profit consultant Rebecca Britt discusses when executive directors need board approval and when they don't. Understanding the boundaries between operational decisions and board oversight is crucial for non-profit leadership. Rebecca shares insights based on her experience and provides valuable tips for navigating this aspect of non-profit management. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:16 The Different Levels of Board Involvement 01:16 Overview of the Impact Roadmap 01:59 Importance of Bylaws in Defining Approval Processes 02:56 Realization of the Value of Bylaws 03:44 Key Instances Requiring Board Approval 04:55 Empowerment of Executive Directors 06:29 Avoiding Bottlenecks in Decision-Making 07:51 Setting Budget Limits and Approvals 09:23 Criteria for Board Approval 11:12 Importance of Proper Onboarding for Board Members 13:04 Building Trust and Clear Communication 14:20 Foster Trust Between Board and Executive Director 15:15 Evolving Relationship Between Board and Staff 15:53 Clarity in Bylaws and Approval Processes 16:11 Like, Share, and Check Out the Impact Roadmap Rebecca offers practical advice on fostering a healthy relationship between executive directors and boards, ensuring alignment with the organization's mission and goals. If you're a non-profit leader navigating board dynamics, this episode is a must-watch! Like, share, and subscribe for more valuable insights from For Purpose Live.

In this episode of For Purpose Live, I dive into the essential elements of crafting a compelling nonprofit mission statement. Learn how to create a mission statement that focuses on impact and resonates with funders, supporters, and your community.

If you're involved with a nonprofit organization and want to enhance your mission statement, this video is for you. Learn how to articulate your organization's purpose, target audience, and desired outcomes effectively. Watch now and start making a greater impact with your nonprofit's mission statement! For more insights on nonprofit management and strategic planning, subscribe to For Purpose Live and check out our website at forpurposelive.com. #Nonprofit #MissionStatement #ForPurposeLive #StrategicPlanning #Impact #CommunityBuilding #SocialChange #NonprofitManagement #Charity #NGO #SocialImpact #Empowerment

In this revealing episode, I delve into the personal journey of why I made the tough decision to shut down my nonprofit and transform it into an LLC. Join me as I share the struggles, challenges, and ultimately, the reasons behind this pivotal move in my career.

From grappling with control issues to safeguarding the brand's integrity and fostering a broader global impact, I lay bare the thought process and considerations that led to this transformative decision. But that's not where the story ends.

Since shutting down my nonprofit, I've embarked on a journey of scaling my program model to nonprofits nationwide and pioneering a revolutionary approach to strategic planning as a nonprofit consultant.

Learn how my Impact Roadmap at forpurposelive.com/impact can empower you with a practical plan to define your mission, measure impact, and navigate key activities. As you ponder your own path, I challenge you to explore ways to make your mission more sustainable while amplifying its impact. If you're ready to take the next step towards sustainability, hit that like button and let's embark on this journey together.

Discover how to craft a purpose-driven content strategy tailored to your nonprofit's mission and objectives. From defining your channel's purpose to mapping out content buckets and establishing a consistent upload schedule, Rachel walks you through the essential steps for success.

Learn the importance of creating a streamlined workflow and recording episodes in advance to maintain momentum and quality. Plus, explore effective strategies for promoting your channel and analyzing performance metrics to refine your content strategy over time.

Whether you're new to YouTube or looking to enhance your nonprofit's online presence, this episode offers actionable tips and expert guidance to help you make a meaningful impact through your channel. Tune in now to unlock the secrets to mastering YouTube for nonprofits and maximizing your organization's reach and influence. Don't miss out on this invaluable resource for nonprofit content creators!

Keywords: nonprofit YouTube channel, content creation strategy, purpose-driven content, content planning, workflow optimization, promotional strategies, performance analysis, nonprofit impact, YouTube optimization, nonprofit marketing.

If you're still on the fence about launching your nonprofit YouTube channel, buckle up! Here are the top 6 reasons why you need to start now:

1. Awareness: Shine a spotlight on the problem your nonprofit tackles and establish your organization as a solution.

2. Education: Bust myths, educate, and empower. From signs and symptoms to responding to struggles, become a beacon of knowledge with Trauma & Attachment Network.

3. Credibility & Relationship Building: Stand out from competitors and build trust with your audience.

4. Community Engagement: Expand your reach and mobilize action. Utilize calls to action, spotlight volunteers, participants, and funders.

5. Funding: Unlock the power of YouTube's fundraising tools. From donation cards to monetization, secure vital funds directly through your videos.

6. Amplify Your Impact: Share your story, share your mission. With YouTube, reach beyond your network and make a global impact. Don't miss out on the opportunity to grow your nonprofit and make a difference. Subscribe now and comment your organization's name to get featured in our future episodes!

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Many individuals embark on the journey of starting a nonprofit with noble intentions, often either envisioning it as their full-time vocation or resigning themselves to the idea of not receiving any compensation. However, it's crucial to recognize the importance of paying yourself as the Executive Director of a nonprofit. Not only does it safeguard the sustainability of the organization's mission and services, but it also ensures continuity in the event of unforeseen circumstances. In this insightful podcast episode, we delve into the practical steps you can take to compensate yourself from your nonprofit, even when revenue streams are modest.

Join us as we break down the essential strategies for navigating this critical aspect of nonprofit management:

Point 1 - Open two bank accounts: Establishing separate accounts for personal and organizational finances is the first step towards maintaining clarity and transparency in your financial transactions.

Point 2 - Set your Target Allocation Percentages: Determine the portion of your nonprofit's revenue that will be allocated towards your salary, keeping in mind the organization's financial health and sustainability.

Point 3 - Move Money Monthly: Implement a systematic approach to transfer funds from your nonprofit's account to your personal account on a regular basis, ensuring consistency in your compensation.

Point 4 - Save up 6 months before taking: Prioritize building a financial cushion equivalent to at least six months' worth of expenses before initiating your salary withdrawals, offering stability and security in uncertain times.

Point 5 - Keep padding to give yourself a raise: Continuously evaluate and adjust your salary allocation based on the organization's growth and financial performance, allowing room for incremental increases over time.

Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your nonprofit's financial management practices, this episode provides actionable insights to help you navigate the complexities of paying yourself while safeguarding the mission and impact of your organization. Tune in to learn how to establish a sustainable compensation structure that supports both your personal needs and the long-term success of your nonprofit endeavors.

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Unlock the power of nonprofit newsletters with our free template! Are you tired of scrambling to produce content and sending out newsletters just to check a box? It's time to turn your newsletters into valuable tools for building relationships with your audience. In this video, we reveal a simple formula for creating an effective newsletter strategy that will keep you organized, consistent, and most importantly, help you build trust and connections with your supporters. We'll guide you through determining your schedule, creating a content calendar, designing a template, establishing a workflow that suits your needs, and executing regularly. Plus, we've got you covered with a complete editable Google Doc template to streamline your newsletter creation process. Don't miss out on this opportunity to supercharge your nonprofit's communication efforts. Grab the template now at www.forpurposelive.com/newsletter and start making your newsletters work for you

In this episode, we delve into the practical strategies for nonprofit founders to secure media coverage and position themselves as experts in their field. If you've been wondering how to gain real exposure for your cause, this is the episode for you. Our host discusses their own experiences being featured in various media outlets, emphasizing the power of reaching out to media channels with compelling stories. Learn actionable steps to navigate the media landscape and amplify your nonprofit's impact without the need for a dedicated PR team. Tune in now to master the art of securing media coverage! Key Points: Importance of positioning yourself as an expert in your nonprofit field. How to find publications and editors What is compelling to editors How to write your pitch Actionable tips for reaching out to media outlets and pitching your nonprofit's story effectively. Get your free pitch template at http://www.forpurposelive.com/pitch

Alright so I have talked a lot about choosing metrics that matter and it is amazing how many nonprofits think this is the end point. You define what you're trying to achieve, you create yummy metrics to demonstrate your impact and you even create key activities that will ensure you hit your metric goals done, done and done right? NO this is the starting point. Now you get to track the data and see if you’re actually hitting your goals, if these metrics are even feasible to measure, if your data collection methods work…so I think one of the reasons strategic plans sit on a shelf and are underutilized is because people don’t exactly know how to track the data. I can be done in a pretty simple way, but there does need to be intentional systems and processes put into place, or you’ll get to the end of the year, when you’re trying to draft your impact report and you’ll launch a HUGE effort to retroactively go back and collect all the data you said you’d report on…which would make anyone want to crawl under a desk. 

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Get your free one-pager at http://www.forpurposelive.com/page PRACTICAL AND APPROACHABLE NONPROFIT STRATEGY THAT HELPS ORGANIZATIONS GET CLEAR, GET FOCUSED, and GET FUNDING SO THEY CAN BE IMPACTFUL without being overwhelmed by all the traditional nonprofit advice. Nonprofits don’t have to be grueling and Executive Directors shouldn’t be constantly exhausted. It takes courage to step out in faith and follow a calling and I believe the world needs the solution your nonprofit offers. Running a thriving nonprofit takes leadership, strategy, program evaluation and intentional fundraising but it doesn’t need to be overwhelming. Everything you do can be maximized and leveraged to accomplish your mission in one solid, cohesive way. Stop working for a nonprofit and start working For Purpose, On Purpose. *********************************************************************** HELPFUL TOOLS & RESOURCES 💰 FREE FUNDING ONE PAGER TEMPLATE: https://www.forpurposelive.com/page 📄 5-Day Grant Mastery course: https://www.forpurposelive.com/grant-... 🏁 STRATEGIC PLANNING REINVENTED - IMPACT ROADMAP: https://www.forpurposelive.com/impact 🤪 STOP WEARING ALL THE HATS - Nonprofit to FOR PURPOSE transformation program: https://www.forpurposelive.com/waitlist ➡️ FREE LOGIC MODEL TEMPLATE: https://www.forpurposelive.com/logic #️⃣ METRICS THAT MATTER WORKSHEET: https://www.forpurposelive.com/metrics 📅 NONPROFIT COMMUNICATIONS PLAN: https://www.forpurposelive.com/calendar *********************************************************************** Come say hi on social: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forpurposelive Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forpurposelive #nonprofit #nonprofitleadership #nonprofitstrategy #impact NOTE Know that this description may contain affiliate links to help you easily find the tools, products, programs, and/or services mentioned in the video. Self Leadership Global may earn minimal sums by recommending and sharing links for various helpful tools, products, services, and programs. When the viewer uses the links provided the minimal commission we receive is of no cost to you and is greatly appreciated because it supports the channel! In saying that, the viewer is in no way obligated to use the provided links. Thank you for your ongoing support! *** For Purpose Live provides resources for educational purposes only. In saying that, results may vary. For Purpose Live encourages viewers to do their homework before taking any strategic action on the resources recommended or before purchasing any of For Purpose Live products, programs, or services.

Many nonprofit founders have a hard enough time trying to manage their nonprofit's brand with blog posts, newsletters, and social media that they don’t even think about their brand. In fact, they think they’re being humble by not promoting themselves and just promoting the nonprofit, but it is essential for founders to build their personal brand because the whole reason you are marketing is to make relationships, with donors, the community, strategic partners and we don’t make relationships with businesses, we make relationships with people. We want to know who’s at the helm, and who we’re talking to, we want to know their heart. So today I’m gonna walk you through how to build that brand awareness WITHOUT adding just one more thing you need to manage to your plate Get your free one page funding template at http://www.forpurposelive.com/page

In this episode, I dive into how to use Chat GPT to write grants. Nonprofit founders and executive directors are best positioned to win funding for their mission and now it’s easier than ever leveraging AI, Get your free one-pager at http://www.forpurposelive.com/page

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I was recently hired to write a million-dollar, 1-year grant, but after actually working through everything the project would take, it ended up being a 3-year, 3 million-dollar grant and this happens often when grant writing. We think we know the cost and scope but when we really start writing it out its actually a much longer and more expensive project and it’s really important that you get the timeline and budget right because you don't want to be underpaid and you won't want to say you can do something in a certain amount of time and have it end up taking way longer. In this episode I’m going to bring you through how to develop your timeline and budget so you know you can deliver, and you can get funding for your nonprofit. Get your free proposal template at www.forpurposelive.com/proposal Get your grant writing course at www.forpurposelive.com/grant-course

Have you stepped out in faith to answer your calling by starting a nonprofit? If you have stepped out in faith to answer a calling by starting a nonprofit then I imagine you have found yourself praying for donations, or putting something off while you wait for God to move. In this video I’m invite you to step more fully into your calling by asking you to STOP just praying for your vision and I’m going to explore 3 mistakes nonprofit founders make and what they can do instead. Get your free FOR PURPOSE Method checklist at www.forpurposelive.com/method

In this video, I share valuable insights on how nonprofits can effectively demonstrate the impact of their programs. As a nonprofit, it's crucial to showcase the effectiveness of your programs to your donors and stakeholders. You need to prove that your efforts are making a difference and having a positive impact on the community you serve. In this video, we will discuss the following topics: The importance of measuring and demonstrating program impact How to set measurable goals and objectives Effective methods to collect data and evaluate outcomes We will also provide practical tips and tools to help you streamline your impact measurement process and communicate your program's impact in a clear and compelling way. If you're a nonprofit looking to demonstrate the impact of your programs, this video is a must-watch. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn valuable insights on how to effectively communicate your program's impact to your donors and stakeholders. Subscribe to the channel for more valuable insights on nonprofit management and impact measurement. Get your For Purpose Method Checklist at http://www.forpurposelive.com/method

Looking for an innovative way to help your nonprofit stand out and communicate effectively with your audience? Look no further than ChatGPT! Our powerful language model can provide your organization with customized prompts to use in chat interactions, giving you a powerful new tool to engage with donors, volunteers, and supporters. Whether you're looking to boost engagement, streamline your communication process, or simply stay ahead of the curve, ChatGPT can help. So why wait? Download our free prompts today and start making your nonprofit life a whole lot easier. Get your free prompts at http://www.forpurposelive.com/prompts

f you want to really upgrade your nonprofit’s revenue you want to secure funding from grants and corporate partners. If you are talking to the right people, at some point you will be asked to develop a proposal. Writing proposals doesn’t have to be overwhelming, so in this episode I’m breaking down the basic elements so you can start feeling confident about asking for some big dollar amounts. Get your free editable template at http://www.forpurposelive.com/proposal

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Show Notes: Get your free webclass at http://www.forpurposelive.com/secrets In this episode, I explore the critical role of financial sustainability for nonprofits. Join me as I delve into the reasons why nonprofits must make money to effectively carry out their missions and make a lasting impact on their communities. As a nonprofit organization, you may wonder why generating revenue is crucial for your sustainability. We'll discuss how funding streams, including donations, grants, and earned income, play a crucial role in supporting your organization's operations, programs, and initiatives. We'll also explore how diversifying revenue streams can reduce dependence on a single funding source, providing long-term stability for your nonprofit. Discover how financial sustainability enables nonprofits to invest in their infrastructure, expand their reach, and create meaningful change. We'll share insights and case studies from successful nonprofits that have effectively leveraged financial resources to fulfill their missions and achieve their goals. Join us in this eye-opening conversation about the importance of nonprofits making money to support their operations and create lasting impact. Don't miss out on this valuable insight that can help your nonprofit thrive and make a meaningful difference in the world. Key Topics Covered: The role of revenue in nonprofit sustainability Diversifying funding streams for long-term stability Case studies of successful nonprofits leveraging financial resources Creating meaningful change through financial sustainability Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe to our channel for more informative content on nonprofit management, fundraising and strategy. Help your nonprofit thrive by understanding why making money is essential for its success. #NonprofitSustainability #FinancialStability #NonprofitManagement #CreatingImpact #FundingStrategies

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In this video, we'll be sharing tips and strategies for creating a strong and effective team that can help your organization raise more funds and achieve its mission. As you know, fundraising is a critical aspect of any nonprofit's success, and having a dedicated committee to lead those efforts can make a significant difference. We'll cover everything from identifying potential committee members to setting goals and creating a plan of action. Get your free funding one-pager at http://www.forpurposelive.com/page

Most nonprofits distribute some type of survey. Whether it is to evaluate their programs or gauge their staff satisfaction, nonprofits usually prioritize data collection of some sort. What nonprofits are not good at is using that data, or reporting it back out. So today I want to bring home how important it is to actually use your data and show you how to communicate findings with stakeholders. Get your free webclass at http://www.forpurposelive.com/secrets

Learn how to nurture relationships and innovation in your nonprofit by taking feedback like a leader using the LEARN Method. Stop avoiding conflict and lean into criticism with the LEARN Method Get your free print out at http://www.forpurposelive.com/learn

It is so important you are setting up automations for your nonprofit organization. Automations are system-triggered actions that happen automatically taking away a manual process or a need for more staff. So today we are talking about how you can make automations work for you. Get your free webclass at http://www.forpurposelive.com/secrets Zapier: https://zapier.com/ Handwrytten: https://www.handwrytten.com/

Learn how to build strategic one-pagers for your nonprofit that will help you secure funding and grants. Our free template provides founders, executive directors, and other for-purpose professionals with the tools they need to develop successful fundraising conversation starters. Get your free template at http://www.forpurposelive.com/page

Discover how to keep the faith while you are following your calling and running your nonprofit. Learn how to change your perspective and live for purpose and feel rewarded while following God. Get your free web class at http://www.forpurposelive.com/secrets

Discover how to find your purpose and calling in life. Learn how to use God, nonprofits, and more to uncover your true calling and make a difference in the world. Get your free web class at http://www.forpurposelive.com/secrets

Does your nonprofit need help developing a logic model? Learn why logic models are essential for nonprofits, and how they can help with determining metrics that matter, program evaluation, fundraising, grant writing, and creating a theory of change. Discover the three key reasons why every nonprofit should create a logic models for all their programs. Get your logic model template at www.forpurposelive.com/logic Check out my new course at www.forpurposelive.com/logic-model

Discover how women can navigate leadership roles in the nonprofit sector. Learn 3 key strategies to help women become successful nonprofit employees and leaders. Get insights on the unique challenges women face when taking on a nonprofit leadership position. Get your free webclass at http://www.forpurposelive.com/secrets

I think we can all agree that metrics matter and that we must be measuring the effectiveness of our programs if we want to demonstrate impact… if you know me at all I believe it is our duty as people running nonprofits to demonstrate our impact. You don’t get the luxury of taking the public’s money to offer a public good without proving that you actually do what you say you do. If you have a mission…which if you’re a nonprofit you do…then you need to be able to measure in quantifiable terms how successful you’re being in accomplishing that mission. But I know we get overwhelmed by deciding what to measure, how to track it, and nonprofits find themselves often floating in a sea of data that may or may not be all that meaningful. So today I am talking to you about really the only metric you should care about and how you can measure it

Wooohooo its a new year… how many of you still have your head down, still motoring through from last year? You haven’t stopped to take a moment and reflect or set yourself up for the year to come. Well, thats fine I think a lot of nonprofits do this because there is so much to do and the show must go on right? But you owe it to your staff, board, volunteers and yourself to pause briefly to be thoughtful and strategic about making this year intentional adn better than the last. You don’t have to take any extra time to do this. Do it at your next staff or board meeting. Questions like this break up our autopilot and bring us back to our why. Ok lets talk about it.

We’re at the end of the year and as much as I’m always talking about strategic planning and getting your IMPACT roadmap done, it's all for nothing if you don’t report back on what you actually accomplished and that is where your impact report comes in. Every nonprofit should have an impact roadmap (that's my version of a simplified strategic plan) and an impact report every year. Every nonprofit should be great stewards of their mission and the funds they receive to support that mission so you have to publicly lay out what you plan to accomplish and then follow that up with how ya did. But, you don’t need to feel super overwhelmed or even like, shoot we didn’t even do a strategic plan..you can still start now with your first impact report - or first, good one - and I’m gonna show you how to create an impact report that actually means something to someone besides you. www.forpurposelive.com/secrets

So I’m a pretty direct person and the only reason being direct is perceived as being bad is because of the potential for the receiver to be offended…right? I tell clients that I’m going to shoot it to them straight and that my intention is to help and encourage them to not take anything personally. Most people get that, but why do I feel like I need to do this spiel? Because honestly most of us DO take things personally. It is impossible for us to not have some level of bias colored by our unique experience, upbringing, culture, and community but nonprofit founders might just be the worst about taking things personally and it’s for good reason. They followed a calling. Their business is their life’s calling and I get that. I actually think being protective and even defensive of your mission is a good thing, but not to the extent that it hurts your mission. Taking things personally or not being able to be objective definitely clouds our ability to make non-emotion, business decisions. So I think it's important for nonprofit founders to strengthen their objectivity muscle and today we’re going to talk about exactly how to do this and why it is so beneficial as a leader of a public good. Get your free webclass at www.forpurposelive.com/secrets

So I’ve been in the nonprofit world for my entire career and although I am an expert in the space there are a lot of things about the industry that I don’t like and am in fact on a mission to change. The good news is that there is nothing inherently wrong with nonprofits, they’re a great way to structure a business offering a public service. They require a board for checks and balances and give community members, funders, and other stakeholders the opportunity to give back to causes that speak directly to their heart…but nonprofits are messy because well..humans run them. The majority of problems nonprofits face are the direct result of the leadership that runs them. That’s right…its a YOU problem, but that's actually the good news because YOU is something we can change, and when we do not only will the nonprofit be better off, but those you serve, your volunteers, and staff will be better off too. And it’s not your fault that you may have some limiting beliefs that hold you back…I also had these limiting beliefs it’s not because I wasn’t confident or because I even came up with them, no, the industry fed me these beliefs and I had to fight through a lot of imposter syndrome before I felt confident saying, “ya know what…the whole industry has this wrong”…and trail blaze my own path. So today I’m going to go through some myths that I think only hold nonprofits back, and I hope it gives you permission to think differently. Get your free webclass at www.forpurposelive.com/secrets

One of the biggest questions I ask clients during our IMPACT ROADMAP strategy sessions is, what sets you apart? You could have the best mission, and programs but if you aren’t super clear on what sets you apart from another organization, then you haven’t answered the question of why a funder should support you. Your “what sets you apart” statement is your competitive edge and it also gives you a confidence boost. Write a good “what sets you apart statement” and then read it every morning to resolidify your identity in your purpose to serve exactly the way you do. It really makes a compelling addition to your impact roadmap, where you say what your doing, for who, why and how you do it but then you specifically call out WHY YOU. WHY are you the best person for the job? So in this episode I walk you through how to write a good “what sets you apart” statement.

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Have you done your 2023 strategic planning yet? I know a lot of nonprofit leaders are overwhelmed by the strategic planning process and for good reason. As nonprofit leaders we want to make sure we are spending our time on high ROI activities and the old way of strategic planning just seems, well kind of pointless. I know you think you spend your time on things that matter, but you HAVE to be able to articulate that to stakeholders and funders, and the way you do that is through a strategic plan…or a document that says exactly what you are trying to do, why, for who, how you’re going to measure success and the exact key activities you’re going to focus on to get you there. Every year you need to state your intended goals and key activities to get you there, so at the end of the year you can prove you did what you say BUT you don’t need to be a slave to the old strategic planning process where you spend 6 months dissecting every piece of your existence, the industry landscape and developing a 20 page document. As someone who has founded a nonprofit myself and been a nonprofit consultant for years, I HATE spending months or even weeks on planning and talking just to have the plan sit on a shelf. It ends up being more of a philosophical document than a practical one. So I have reinvented the strategic planning process to one that require less talk, and is all about more action so we can make BIG impact. I call this reinvention an IMPACT ROADMAP and you can create yours in a day and be ready to kick 2023 off right

What breaks my heart is that there are people who stepped out in faith to follow a calling to serve this world and now they are overwhelmed, burnt out, questioning the sustainability of their organization, wondering if they’ve done more harm than good, and just completely confused to why they’d be given a calling to step out in faith if they weren’t going to be supported in that decision. This breaks my heart because this was me. And after going from struggling nonprofit developer to scaling my program nationwide and now consulting, I find common themes among founders, so today I want to break down the top three barriers for nonprofit founders and ways you can overcome them.

There are so many online courses out there now and if you made it through the the COVID era without developing an online course, then you may find yourself irrelevant pretty soon. Maybe not, but we all know people’s attention spans are less and we have to find fun and creative ways to get our message through. People are getting used to online learning and because of this, other ways we used to get our material across is becoming well….ineffective. Aint nobody want to read about your research….sorry but its true. Creating ecourses for your nonprofit can breath new life into the cause that you stand for, while keeping community members engaged and bought into your brand. Today I talk to you about the two platforms I have used Kajabi and Thinkific. Check out a more detailed analysis at https://www.kotulo.com/learn

There are so many online courses out there now and if you made it through the the COVID era without developing an online course, then you may find yourself irrelevant pretty soon. Maybe not, but we all know people’s attention spans are less and we have to find fun and creative ways to get our message through. People are getting used to online learning and because of this, other ways we used to get our material across is becoming well….ineffective. Aint nobody want to read about your research….sorry but its true. Creating ecourses for your nonprofit can breath new life into the cause that you stand for, while keeping community members engaged and bought into your brand. Today I talk to you about the three ways you can use ecourses to set your nonprofits ON FIRE Check out the platforms I like https://www.kotulo.com/learn Free trial of Thinkific: https://bit.ly/3QepBlX Free trial of Kajabi: https://bit.ly/3B9PJKA

Lots of nonprofits develop their own programming, because they have an idea to serve a population in a unique way and they have to come up with what that will look like. Unfortunately there isn’t a whole lot of sharing that goes on because even though we are all looking to serve people, there is still ownership issues, intellectual property issues and even ego when it comes to the nonprofit world. Program developers and nonprofits should be sharing their innovative ideas but you don’t have to give it all away. You can license your program model which allows you to keep ownership, while serving potentially the whole world with your model and you can bring in a nice revenue from it. Maybe its because I’m a global thinker but I LOVE licensing and in this video want to convince you that you should also be sharing your secrets and serving more people.

If you do any type of strategic planning or program development or even you run a program, you should have KPIs. They’re so important because we all need goals - but we don't need goals just to have goals, we need goals that help us determine whether or not we are working toward accomplishing our mission. In this episode, I’m going to walk you through a free worksheet to develop meaningful KPIs so you can start measuring what matters. Get your free worksheet at: https://www.kotulo.com/metrics

I know a lot of grants ask for a theory of change and people get really overwhelmed by this…like a deer in headlights - i’ve seen it, but you don’t need to be overwhelmed. What’s super cool is you already know all this information, you just need to get it down, and once you do you’ll feel so much lighter and have more clarity. In this episode, I walk you through a quick exercise to map out your theory of change and then condense it down into a 250-word paragraph, which some grants ask for. This is good because not only can you use this to look good when applying for grants you’ll have a meaningful elevator speech to use anytime you are promoting your program. Get your free editable theory of change template at: https://www.kotulo.com/theory

As organizations grow, and start hiring team members they usually assign a whole bunch of nonrelated tasks to different people. The same person who answers customer emails may manage social media. Or the person who handles accounting writes blog posts and manages events. It happens because you don’t have enough budget to hire a dedicated staff and once you find great people you want to involve them in everything, but as your org grows and you will need to make more hires. Ideally, your staff would have expertise in their dedicated role. There comes a time when you need to pause, understand what everyone is doing, and more importantly, what they should be doing so you can be intentional about your hiring and make sure everyone is in the right seat on the bus. One tool to help you do this is a skills and interest assessment and in this episode, I walk you through exactly how to do that. Grab your free skills & interest assessment at https://www.kotulo.com/skills

Whether we like it or not, we’re going to run into problems and, as a leader of a nonprofit, we can’t ignore these problems. You may have a couple things you can think of right now where mistakes were made, or an event happened and you haven’t quite known how to address it. Today we’re going to discuss root cause analysis as a formal process you can take anytime something goes considerably wrong. This process should help you feel confident in attacking issues and making sure they dont happen again. Get your root cause analysis guide here: https://www.kotulo.com/rca Join our facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kotulononprofitacademy

If you haven’t read Atomic Habits by James Clear it’s a must read - simply because we all have habits and we should understand how habits work. This book not only covers the psychology of habits and why most people have things they want to do but don't do them, but also gives you super practical action items to build positive habits and break negative ones. Nonprofits just like individuals have habits that either over time lead them to accomplishing their mission or derail efforts and in this episode I talk about how the principles in the book can be applied to your nonprofit and ultimately get you where you want to be quicker.

Many of the nonprofits I speak to don’t have an email list yet, or they are just getting started and don’t have much of one. In this episode we discuss prioritizing that email list and give you practical advice to build and use it.

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