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What Grows in the Shadows of Avoidance
A courageous leader names reality early and makes the hard healthy choices that protect the mission’s long-term growth.


Blind Spots and the Work That Matters
Like many leaders I’ve walked alongside, I’m also someone with blind spots and areas I’m working to strengthen. One of the defining moments in my


Focusing Resources to Grow Mission Impact
Leaders often find themselves being consumed by the immediate demands of the day-to-day. Mission-centric priorities fade into the background, even though leadership is responsible for planning the organization’s future. In a world that keeps changing, has your organization’s strategic plan kept pace? Your strategic plan created by your leadership team serves as a roadmap—focusing resources for growing mission impact. A clear plan provides guardrails, keeping leadership f


Who Is Our Customer
Every mission serves someone, but many leadership teams struggle to clearly identify who sits at the center of their work.


Who Will We Become
Leadership in thriving organizations share one defining practice. Their leaders ask a deeper question: Who will we become? This isn’t about the next program or initiative. It’s rooted in identity, purpose


3 Questions for Leadership
Every organization reaches a moment when our mind shifts from “What should we do next?” to “Who are we becoming?”


Coaching Champions vs. Managing Donors
Coach your Champions by equipping them to grow the shared cause


Comfort Is Easy - Leadership Is Not
Courageous leadership that allows us to harvest fruit—the outcomes of our mission—and plant seeds for lasting impact.


Build a Better Tomorrow
When you speak to the heart of the issue, you show Champions are not alone.


Tree of Mission Growth
Like a Tree your organization is a living system supporting your mission. It needs your leadership.


Stay Rooted in Mission | Vision | Values
In times of growth, challenge, & change, the strength of our organizations lies in what grounds us, our roots.


Leaves Turn Light Into Fuel
Champions: Shine their light on your organization's cause. Through strategy, engagement and stewardship, energy is transformed into fuel –sustaining the mission and nurturing growth.


Harvesting Fruit: The Outcomes of Our Mission
Fruit is the outcome that grows mission impact. Celebrate the harvest and recommit to cultivating more impact.


Strategy: Rooted in Mission
Your strategy is rooted in your mission. It provides clarity and focus


Real Change Starts with Teamwork
Real change doesn't come from a memo or speech - it comes from teamwork


Your Champions Face a Challenge
How are you empowering Champions to move from intention to action
— so their resources don’t just go somewhere, they go where they matter most?


Monday's with Ev
Mondays with Ev have reminded me that curiosity, play, and presence are powerful teachers.


Paradox of Giving
When we give, we receive.


Low Cost Donation Strategies
Your donation webpage may be missing out on donors. There are low cost ways to improve your donor page.


It's the Board!
Your board is responsible for setting policy, guiding strategy and overseeing the CEO. It's members act as guardians of the organization
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