This Certification Felt Different
I’ve earned a few certifications over the course of my career. Some were worth the effort. Some felt more like boxes to check. But when I completed my Culture Design Certification through Fearless Culture last month, something felt genuinely different. Not...
The Most Important Part of a Retreat Isn’t the Retreat
I get asked to facilitate retreats pretty often. And a lot of the time, my first response isn’t “yes” or “no.” It’s a question. What do you want to be different when everyone gets back to the office? That question usually changes...
When Respect Becomes a Wall: How One Nonprofit Team Rebuilt Trust
When Respect Becomes a Wall: How One Nonprofit Team Rebuilt Trust “We were so focused on being respectful of each other’s roles that we accidentally built walls.” A team member said that to me a few months into a 6-month engagement with her...
Treat Culture The Way You Treat Fundraising
As a nonprofit leader, you have an intuitive understanding of this core truth: You don’t stop paying attention to your fundraising strategy once you’ve built it. You keep cultivating donor relationships, track what’s working, and adjust when something shifts. ...