Participants that develop empathy, awareness, and skills are more effective collaborators in creating an agency that is truly gender inclusive. The topics discussed work particularly well for nonprofit executives, HR professionals and DEI leaders who identify as allies and for others who would like to expand their knowledge and professional skills.

Here are the rules of communication the Lab teams uses to improve clarity and productivity and reduce the potential for miscommunications.

Creating board binders is one small step towards helping the board understand their governance role and embrace both donor cultivation and fiscal responsibility. This resource will help you put together an onboarding binder your board will actually use!

Learn practical ways to maintain a positive workplace culture even when everyone is socially distanced and working remotely.

The nonprofit sector in general has room for growth when it comes to issues of diversity and inclusion. As a sector, we can – and should – do a whole lot better.

In my twin engine model of nonprofit leadership, there is quite a bit of ‘gray’ – it’s what comes with shared leadership. Here’s how it plays out in some of the most common questions Joan gets.

By member request, here are some best practices for fundraising events.

Quick Win: People, Money

This icebreaker is indeed an icebreaker, and the “homework” before the gathering could take as little as 10 minutes. It’s particularly great for a large group. Informative, revealing, powerful, funny. And short by its very design.

This Quick Win is designed to help folks do #GivingTuesday with the LEAST amount of stress and effort (which, if you ask a lot of people, is actually the most effective way to approach it).

When you meet someone for the first time you have a golden opportunity: share the mission. But you only have a few moments, so how do you make the most of it?

Quick Win: Narrative