The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently shared an article about reaching individual donors . Having spent many years working with nonprofits of all sizes, I understand the 80/20 rule whereby 20% of donors (often referred to as major donors) give nonprofits 80% of their philanthropy income.

As a frequent reader of Joan Garry’s Nonprofit Leadership blog, her article about the relationship between board and staff, “5 Biggest Lessons For Successful Nonprofit Leadership” really resonates with me.

I read with great anticipation the recent Harvard Business Review cover story, “Ask Better Questions- the key to better strategic decision making.” SCC facilitates strategic planning and more than ever, our clients are thinking about their community impact post-pandemic: How do they create or sustain workplace culture while continuing to navigate a hybrid or remote workplace.

Systemic racism can appear in a number of different ways, showing up most often in stark income and wealth gaps that directly affect our communities. Dismantling racism needs focus and work every day; this work is more important than ever given the great divides in our community and across the country.

Life only demands from you the strength you already possess. Only one feat is possible--not to have run away. --Dag Hammarskjold

On a recent trip to Hawaii, I was driving along the Hamakua Coast, one of the most beautiful stretches of scenery on the northeast coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.How I got lost is a tale of converging factors that I hadn’t considered and some lessons learned by even this very experienced traveler.

Does it seem as though life is constantly on hold, waiting for: a response to your email, an invitation that should have arrived weeks ago, a yes or no to proceed with a project, etc.? My “waiting for responses” are often dates I have offered for meetings and social events that need to be agreed to by others . . .

When is a paper clip not just a paper clip? Good question. My thoughts this month were generated by the lowly paper clip, an item we take so much for granted that it is nearly imperceptible in our daily lives.

How often do we jump to conclusions without adequate evidence or research—or just because we’re busy and distracted? Reaching unwarranted conclusions or, in the world of psychology, “cognitive distortion” can affect decision-making big and small.

For American children of a long-ago era, school was identified by the three R’s: reading, ‘(w)riting, and ‘(a)rithmetic. (True alliteration clearly was not in vogue.) Let’s consider a different set of the three R’s, those that can be used as measuring sticks for your work life, which may also be suitable in other arenas.