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.