Nonprofit Ombuds

04/20/2026

Sign up to learn more and chat about this huge topic in nonprofit leadership: strategic planning. https://501t3.com/want-more%3F

04/04/2026

Strategic Planning is always a hot topic 'round these nonprofit parts. Tara and Beverly will be holding space for this fruitful topic in a few, short weeks. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/gsjkc86i

03/10/2026

Nonprofit board members are advocates, ambassadors, and fiduciaries.

On Thursday, March 26th, we will be hosting a free AMA to field your questions on these roles and anything else on your mind.

We're looking forward to hosting a vibrant discussion with nonprofit leaders—both board and staff members are welcome and encouraged to join—and tackling the topics that are on your mind about how to best engage, support, leverage, recruit, steward, measure, or do anything else with your nonprofit's Board of Directors.

Sign up to join us at 12pm CT on March 26 at https://lnkd.in/gT6VMigg

At that same link, you can register for any of the other sessions we're hosting in 2026, so if you see a topic that's relevant to your work, go ahead and sign-up while this is top of mind ;-)

02/12/2026

Join us next Thursday as we answer question on your nonprofit staff related questions!

Beverly Anderson Hamilton and I are hosting a free year-long series of AMAs to support nonprofits this year. February's topic is "Employee Management & Engagement." We'll be talking about how to set nonprofit staff up for success...and anything else on your minds!

Do you have HR questions? Bring 'em.
Do you have org chart questions? Let's hear 'em.
Do you wanna discuss evaluations? So do we.
Looking for some nonprofit professional development? You just found some.

It's on Thursday, February 19th at 12pm Central.

When you sign up, you can share some of the questions on your mind, or you can just share them live during the AMA session itself.

Learn more about this free series at https://bit.ly/nonprofitAMA
Sign up for February's (and any other month's) session at https://calendly.com/taralevy/nonprofit-ama

02/02/2026

Is your organization doing “strategy theater”? A critical examination of strategic planning can help staff and boards alike understand its role.

In today’s issue of Ask a Nonprofit Expert, organizational leadership consultant Nick Takamine answers a reader’s question about capacity planning and leadership readiness.

01/28/2026

TOMORROW at noon! Nonprofit friends: Do you know what your professional goals are this year? Join Tara and Beverly and other nonprofit colleagues for a conversation to get some tips and ideas. Ask us anything you want to know about setting goals for you or your organization for this year!

This AMA is the first of a new free series that we're launching to support to the nonprofit community in 2026. We hope to see you there.

Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/gppVizgw

01/17/2026

Keep track of your progress this year by leaning into positive, encouraging community gathering and learning. Tara and I are holding monthly virtual conversations to do just that. Please join us and share: https://lnkd.in/gppVizgw

12/04/2025

Do you have the culture and practices in place to deliver on your mission? People and talent first. Invest in real conversations on true human resources and succession planning for organizational readiness.

There are many hard-hitting factors – and more than just monetary – in the cost of replacing an employee. We have five scary numbers to share with you.

09/13/2025

The Nonprofit Ombuds will see you now. Does your association or membership organization ombud program need a check-up, refresh, or a jumpstart? We can help, easily and affordably.

07/30/2025

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06/06/2025

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05/27/2025

“We don’t need more wellness programs- we need better workplaces.”

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