Read this informative interview with Brian Knowles who has a long history of leading strategic planning and market studies in the technology arena. He has a lot of wisdom to offer our nonprofits.
[Originally published in Noozhawk.com April 2, 2014.]

CalNonprofits board member Kim Klein, nationally known for her biting insight and wit about all things nonprofit writes about ways of rethinking “Overhead” costs by talking to donors about the real cost of meeting your mission.

A nonprofit board plays a critical role in determining whether an organization is great or just good enough. Let's look at five key traits you will see in boards leading outstanding nonprofits.

Regardless of why they are told, untruths and lies can cause people to disengage—and they can also diminish the spirit people bring into the workplace.

Dr. Muhammad Yunus gave the keynote address at the Westmont President's Breakfast. What are the implications of his compelling challenge to all of us to take personal responsibility for problems we see?

Here's a great article from Nonprofit Quarterly about how nonprofit branding loyalty is really about buying into a collective vision for a better future.

In this interview, Dr. Katrina Rogers tells how strongly she feels that nonprofits must invest in developing their leaders in order to excel in today’s competitive environment and how important it is for nonprofits to measure the impact of their programs on the larger community.

Talent management calls us to realize that our philosophy around managing people needs to be the cornerstone of all organizational strategy, rather than just a department within the organization.

In this interview Chuck Slosser, who served as President/CEO of the Santa Barbara Foundation for 18 years,shares his advice on strategies for producing successful grant proposals that strengthen the organization as well as the community.

With nonprofits generating 8.4 percent of Santa Barbara County's GDP or $1.13 billion in revenue, the focus is zeroing in on trends impacting the sector. Let's look at some trends in nonprofit and small business sectors that will affect all of us in 2014.