by laurav | Aug 5, 2026 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation, Uncategorized
One of the most common things we hear during strategic planning is: “We don’t want to just wallpaper new strategy over the old.” Organizations know the real challenge isn’t adding new priorities. It’s deciding what no longer belongs. In a sector built on commitment...
by laurav | Jul 23, 2026 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation, Uncategorized
Systems are at the core of social impact work. A food shelf’s intake system affects dignity. A clinic’s data system affects whole-person care. A nonprofit’s internal workflow affects whether staff can stay focused on the community or spend their day chasing...
by laurav | Jul 8, 2026 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation, Uncategorized
The future of the social impact sector will not be built on the backs of exhausted people performing acts of daily heroism. For years, many social impact organizations survived because extraordinary people did extraordinary things. They worked late. Covered for vacant...
by laurav | Jun 22, 2026 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation, Uncategorized
For a while, many of us believed we were living through a transitory storm. When the pandemic arrived, we adapted. We improvised. We worked harder than we thought possible. We told ourselves that if we could just get through this moment, things would settle down. But...
by laurav | Jun 9, 2026 | Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation
We’ve all seen the movie: One charismatic leader sees the light, changes their point of view, and transformation magically occurs. But in the social impact sector, one leader making a mindset shift is rarely enough. Our work is too interdependent, too relational, and...
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