“Dear Joan” is an ongoing series where Joan responds to readers who send emails asking for nonprofit advice, practical solutions, or just general therapy (Joan tries not to make direct comments on a reader’s psychological state — that’s called practicing without a license.) You can send your questions to Joan by clicking here.
As part of my upcoming free workshop called How to Build a Thriving Nonprofit, I created a Facebook group where I’ll be running Q&As during the workshop. More than 3,000 people have already joined!
The quality of conversation in the group has been terrific. Members have already helped each other:
- Find 501c3-friendly financial institutions and great VOIP phone systems
- Improve each other’s elevator speeches
- Find resources to help with strategic planning
- Prepare for a new ED position
- Overcome burnout
- Create systems to stay on top of grant deadlines, and so much more
And that’s just some of what’s happened in the last 24 hours.
(If you’d like to participate in the free workshop and Facebook group, click here.)
So for “Dear Joan” this week, I want to answer some of the messier questions posed in the group.
Let’s get to it…Continue Reading