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HERE WE GROW AGAIN

Posted by Bruce Berglund

One of our axioms - possibly the one we talk about the most with our clients - is Leadership is Everything. We have trained and written about this topic from day one. It's true for our nonprofit clients, and it's true for us.

At DBD Group, we've been in a period of growth, adding consultants and serving more clients than ever before. What we quickly realized was we needed to create a structure of leadership to ensure we can serve our clients - and our consultants - in the best way possible.

We are excited to announce the following "new" leaders to DBD Group. (Their faces are familiar, but the roles are new!) Along with continuing service to our clients, these team members have additional roles within DBD Group.

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Topics: Fundraising, Change, Financial Development, Capital, Best of DBD, Board Management, Fear, Fund Development, Execution, Communication, Debt Reduction, Ask For Advice, Development, Crucial Conversations, Resource Development, finance, board governance

NAVIGATING UNCERTAINTY: STRATEGIES FOR NONPROFIT LEADERS

Posted by DBD Team

We live in uncertain times, with constant social, political, and economic shifts. During the American War of Independence Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown while the British band played the tune “the world turned upside down”. The most powerful army in the world had just been defeated by the American patriots. It must have indeed seemed like the world was upside down.

Today, nonprofit leaders may feel similarly challenged, as the funding and practices they have counted on in the past may no longer be available in the same ways. Whether you work in a nonprofit or volunteer as a board member, navigating uncertainty is part of the job description. Strategic management of resources is key to managing these uncertainties and ensuring your organization’s ability to fulfill its mission.

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Topics: Fundraising, Change, Financial Development, Capital, Best of DBD, Board Management, Fear, Fund Development, Execution, Communication, Debt Reduction, Ask For Advice, Development, Crucial Conversations, Resource Development, finance, board governance

FOUNDATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Posted by Michele Goodrich

In any given year, grantmaking foundations in the United States award BILLIONS of dollars to nonprofit organizations. 

If you want to increase your chances of receiving some of those funds, consider thinking of foundations as individual donor prospects.

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Topics: How To Ask, Asking, Strategy, Planning, Communication, Ask For Advice, Making The Ask, Preparation, grants, grant writing

THE REAL RISK

Posted by DBD Finance Team

By Jim Mellor and Brian Keel

 

Recently the CEO of a major charity told us: “People here are dancing in the street! They can’t believe how much funding is now available to us.”  With the passage of the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan”, YMCAs, health and human service agencies, private schools, faith-based organizations, camps, and other nonprofits have access to unprecedented funds. In addition, there were other federal stimulus plans passed in 2020 and programs like 21st Century Grants, Head Start and others continue to be open for business.

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Topics: Strategy, Planning, Ask For Advice, budget, financial management, grants

SEEKING ADVICE

Posted by Bruce Berglund

Recently I had the opportunity to meet with the president of a large family foundation. We had a great dialogue regarding the value of feasibility studies today. He was quite wary of studies that didn’t involve the not-for-profit staff or studies that only tested the viability of the campaign goal.

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Topics: Nonprofit Leadership, Feasibility, Foundation, Ask For Advice, Cultivation

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