Consultants, community organizations, and funders are starting to work with communities on stabilizing and rebuilding after a number of pandemics (race and health-related). We have rebuild while dismantling the ways of engaging, thinking, and relating that have caused many of the problems. We have to check whether our approaches to rebuilding are in fact community […] The post Community-Building or Colonizing? The Case For And Ways To Build In Agency appeared first on Notations on …

Holding on to certainty, assumptions, and control is going to cost a lot of people their businesses and impact organizations. It’s a bold statement, but it’s a story we’re already seeing play out. Organizations intent on operating the same way they did in February are struggling, and many run the risk of making themselves obsolete. […] The post Our New Normal Requires You Start Running Experiments appeared first on Notations on Non-Profits.…

1. Grieve and Acknowledge the Loss in Business and Strategic Plans An organization’s founder. Its staff, contractors, and suppliers. Its community and beneficiaries. These are all people. The reminder might sound silly, but most businesses and organizations I come across forget that. Any time there is a change or loss it is IM-PER-A-TIVE that the […] The post Reframing Business Plans and Strategic Plans Post COVID appeared first on Notations on Non-Profits.…

I can never make that “whomp” noise at the beginning of a remix or DJ Khalid album but imagine I’m doing that. New feature alert! I wrote a short article for Black+Well on how we can turn our challenges into coins by starting a conscious business. I also gave a few tips on how to […] The post Feature Alert! “Starting A Conscious Business: Turning Your Challenges Into Coins” appeared first on Notations on Non-Profits…

Short post today! Really, this is more of a reminder. Every business, that includes yours, needs to be working with an ecosystem of partners right now. Paramount in that eco-system is a good group of charitable partners. This is the case whether your business is a solo endeavor, or employs hundreds. In short, your business […] The post Businesses Need to Work With Nonprofit Partners Right Now appeared first on Notations on Non-Profits.…

The road to self-employment is long and varied. While there are tons of resources that outline a “template” for making the decision, after working with dozens and dozens of founders I know the decision for, and the manifestation of, self-employment comes in all shapes and sizes. This is a good thing.  You may not want […] The post How To Consider And Transition Into Self-Employment appeared first on Notations on Non-Profits.…

Second in the series. Whoop, whoop! If you missed the last post, this is a little experiment I’m running and you’re more than welcome to join in. In each post, I’m looking at a program, project, initiative, or activity that (right now) is synonymous with a physical presence. Then, I’m re-imagining what that will look […] The post Re-Imagining Re-Engagement Series: KABOOM! appeared first on Notations on Non-Profits.…