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Strategic Planning’s Dark Night of the Soul
You have a strong mission, a great team, and solid community support. You’re about to undergo a strategic planning process to determine how to take your organization to the next level. But you’re a bit nervous. Developing a plan is a journey that can profoundly impact...
Setting the Course for Innovation – Southern Methodist University
As SMU strives to become a Tier One Research University, Simmons School of Education and Human Development has already achieved this. Learn how the leadership, faculty, and staff embraced interdisciplinary learning and position itself as being a field innovator....
Building a Statewide Collaboration – We Are Water
WE ARE WATER is a unique collaboration among the Minnesota Humanities Center, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the Minnesota Historical Society, and the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources. Learn how these statewide partners...
Building the Next Vision for Craft in America – Center for Craft
Craft is more than an object. Learn how 16 thought leaders from across the country including artists, makers, advocates, organizers, curators, and “accomplices” came together for a rich and deep interdisciplinary exploration of what Craft Can… Center for Craft in...
Your Best Life, Your Way – Disability Hub MN
When the Disability Linkage Line, through the Minnesota Department of Human Services, began to re-envision its services, they centered the voices of hundreds of individuals with disabilities and their families to be a part of the process. Learn how Disability Hub MN...
Meeting the Challenge within a Pandemic – Minnesota Department of Health
The Phase 1A rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine for the state of Minnesota was a high stakes collaboration challenge that worked. Learn how epidemiologists, bioethicists, local/regional/tribal public health, and medical leaders from the state’s healthcare systems came...
It Takes More than Food – Bishop Parker Foundation
It takes more than food to nourish a community. It requires a coordinated effort that builds capacity across a system of food sourcing and distribution with seamless integration of economic and healthcare support for the whole family. Learn how the Bishop Parker...
Story Share: ChatGPT for Nonprofits — Maximizing Impact with the Power of AI
There’s been a lot of chatter about the impact of ChatGPT and other AI platforms. We’re following this topic closely and will be reporting on it more in the future. In the meantime, here’s an article that offers some good information on how nonprofits can use AI as a...
Congratulations to Laura!
We’re pleased to share with you that CIC team member Laura Venhaus has been promoted to Project Consultant! She’ll continue to work with existing clients on projects that are in progress while taking on a larger role and more responsibility on new projects. You’ll...
Unlocking Your Organization’s Full Potential: The Deep Insights Process
A theater notices a symptom: attendance is declining. They know many of their patrons are seniors, so their hunch is that it might be that the curtain time is too late. Five different audience members have mentioned they’d like the shows to start earlier, so they...
Creating Miracles Every Day: Care and Share Food Bank
In Southern Colorado, one in nine people faces hunger. Care and Share Food Bank works hard to get neighbors the food they need to survive and thrive. Last year they distributed 17 million meals to more than 200,000 people. But they’re committed to doing even more....
Meet Kallie!
We’re happy to introduce our project associate, Kallie Akinola, who joined us in July! Kallie onboards new clients and manages the schedules and deliverables for each of our projects, then analyzes our workload across the entire client portfolio and helps us set goals...