NEX-Impact

06/29/2017

The NEX-Impact Nonprofit Fundamentals Training is ideal for emerging nonprofit professionals or those currently in the field looking to expand their professional skills set.

It's high level consulting packaged in a series of three trainings (18 hours total). Participants can take one, two, or all three trainings (all three is ideal of course).

It's a tremendous bargain!

If you won't invest in yourself or your own organization, why would anyone else?

For details or to register for a session, visit:

http://www.nex-impact.com/training-series2.html

02/16/2017

Why do we use the term "investments" as opposed to "grants?" Go here to get the answer: http://www.nex-impact.com/blog-post-10-1.html

NEX-Impact is a management consulting group that provides relevant and culturally competent capacity building and technical assistance services to nonprofit organizations and helps social investors better engage and support nonprofits. We focus on improving our clients’ overall organizational effici...

02/02/2017

Here's our perspective on how investors can begin to challenge themselves to create substantive change.

http://www.nex-impact.com/blog-post-9.html

NEX-Impact is a management consulting group that provides relevant and culturally competent capacity building and technical assistance services to nonprofit organizations and helps social investors better engage and support nonprofits. We focus on improving our clients’ overall organizational effici...

01/19/2017

We often get asked, "Why do we need a consultant?" Click the link to read a simple explanation:

http://www.nex-impact.com/blog-post-8.html

NEX-Impact is a management consulting group that provides relevant and culturally competent capacity building and technical assistance services to nonprofit organizations and helps social investors better engage and support nonprofits. We focus on improving our clients’ overall organizational effici...

01/05/2017

Outstanding article about philanthropy's focus on charity rather than real change. Here goes:

https://ssir.org/articles/entry/shifting_philanthropy_from_charity_to_justice?platform=hootsuite

We need a new framework for giving to address America's economic, social, and political inequalities.

01/04/2017

As we enter the new year, many organizations make growth a priority ... but is that necessarily a good thing? Read this week's blog to get our perspective.

http://www.nex-impact.com/blog-post-7.html

NEX-Impact is a management consulting group that provides relevant and culturally competent capacity building and technical assistance services to nonprofit organizations and helps social investors better engage and support nonprofits. We focus on improving our clients’ overall organizational effici...

12/22/2016

11/29/2016

Revenue diversity is a MUST! Read this blog to learn from one organization's mistake.

I once worked for an organization that operated a program with a $4.3 million annual budget. Let's call it the XYZ Foundation. XYZ's primary program had a budget in which revenues were received almost entirely from a single source: a local county contract. The organization had this contract for more...

11/15/2016

Is your organization serving lemons or lemonade? Check out this week's blog:

Most of us have heard the saying, "If life gives you lemons, then make lemonade." Let's suppose you have a friend who runs a lemonade stand. This friend is asking you to invest in his/her business. Because you want to help your friend and make a little money for yourself, you ask some pretty standar...

10/26/2016

Does the type of mission really determine whether a nonprofit will sustain itself?

Our last blog entry triggered several questions and comments from our followers. This blog entry dives a little deeper into the perpetual “HOW vs. WHAT” question. One of the main challenges for any business to thrive is accessing capital, i.e., money! It’s written that the love of money is the root…

10/12/2016

Can we help nonprofits get money? Well, here's the answer:

When people inquire about our services, I'd say at least half the time I get asked this question: "So your company can help us get money?" My answer every time is: "Yes ... but are you willing to do the work to give investors a reason to give it to you?"Based on more than 20 years of experience in t...