The Community You'll Need in Five Years

Strategy isn't just about what you'll do. It's about who you'll need to do it with.

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Feb 10, 2026 8:15:00 AM

Your Innovation Budget Is Hiding in Your Outdated Line Items

Over the last several months, we've been exploring how to build strategic clarity by identifying what to stop, where to …

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Feb 3, 2026 8:45:01 AM

The Strategy Problem Your Nonprofit's Operating System Can't Solve

Over the last few posts in our Strategy For What's Next series, we've looked at taking stock, clearing the decks, using …

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Jan 26, 2026 5:38:38 PM

Nonprofit Board Buy-In: Stop Hoping for It, Start Cultivating It

Earlier in this series, we introduced Ariadne, a framework to help nonprofit leaders add more focus and strategic thinki …

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Dec 17, 2025 9:41:37 AM

The Ariadne Strategy Framework: Why Nonprofit Strategic Plans Fail and How to Fix Them

Over the last two parts of our Strategy For What’s Next series, we looked at taking stock and deciding what to stop. Thi …

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Dec 15, 2025 9:05:00 AM

Three Things to Stop Doing in 2026

Last week, we started our Strategy For What’s Next series with a call to take stock of 2025 by reviewing what worked, wh …

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Nov 24, 2025 4:16:51 PM

Before You Plan 2026, Make Sense of 2025

It’s worth taking stock of what the year actually taught you. Most leaders I talk with say the same thing about 2025: it …

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Nov 18, 2025 8:15:00 AM