The four-day workweek (4DWW) is a shift from the more standard five-day workweek (Monday to Friday) for salaried full-time employees. The five-day workweek is common in the US and many western countries for white-collar, professional, and service-sector careers. The four-day workweek usually entails a reduction in the number of hours worked between Monday and Friday so that only four days are required for work.

The four-day workweek (4DWW) is a shift from the more standard five-day workweek (Monday to Friday) for salaried full-time employees. The five-day workweek is common in the US and many western countries for white-collar, professional, and service-sector careers. The four-day workweek usually entails a reduction in the number of hours worked between Monday and Friday so that only four days are required for work.

In recent years, the phenomenon of “imposter syndrome” has been getting a lot of attention. Struggling with your confidence in any role, including work in nonprofit organizations, can impact your performance, happiness and overall approach to your career.

Nonprofit leaders need to keep their organizations in tip-top shape. This means giving little tune-ups throughout the year. Nonprofit hygiene requires doing the unsexy work of making sure your house is in order…before a crisis.

Nonprofit leaders need to keep their organizations in tip-top shape. This means giving little tune-ups throughout the year. Nonprofit hygiene requires doing the unsexy work of making sure your house is in order…before a crisis.

The BIG List of Donor Benefits, Perks, and Incentives

Many nonprofits are looking for options to engage board members in fundraising without requiring direct solicitation. This list is designed to give board members a wide range of tasks they can choose from to support the financial growth of your organization.

Want a great list of the many different ways to fundraise? Check out this compilation.

Having a website that isn’t updated regularly. (A stale website will turn people away. If you can leave 90% of your content as “evergreen” and simply make updates to a blog or the home/landing page monthly, you will be at least on track).

So why is it so hard to grow an email list? Well, it’s hard to build something from nothing. The organizations that grew the biggest lists began doing so after already having a good size list, or because they made dedicated marketing investments in order to grow.

We only have the attention of others for a moment. How do we get our message out in the time it takes individuals to “swipe right” or between the mailbox and the garbage can? We must learn how to break through. Luckily, there is evidence of a tactic that works: storytelling. Stories are powerful. We remember them more than facts, statistics, or websites. Nonprofits should be better storytellers.

The word “capacity” is nebulous for many people. It’s like saying “organizational infrastructure” or “intersectionality.” It can seem like jargon; it may be hard to define but you kinda think you’d know it when you see it…maybe. For folks newer to these terms, or afraid to raise their hand to ask, “what exactly do you mean by ‘capacity’” here’s a list!

It is very common for people to cringe when asked to raise money from others. The act of asking for money brings up discomfort and anxiety. There are two big reasons for this: 1) the asker doesn’t want to impose a burden, and 2) the asker thinks they are asking for a favor. This is rubbish and we need to eliminate this way of thinking.