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The World is in Flux. What's Next for Nonprofits?

January 13, 2025 Scott Schaffer

2025 is shaping up to be full of surprises. How will the best nonprofits navigate and thrive? We’ve refreshed our consulting offerings to help nonprofit clients address emerging needs.

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Tags strategic planning, strategic restructuring, nonprofit merger, nonprofit finance, nonprofit management, organizational development
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The Other Thing that Eats Strategy for Breakfast

September 30, 2024 Scott Schaffer

It's hiding in plain sight. One of the biggest constraints nonprofit leaders face is a lack of generative thinking time. That's where the energy of successful organizations comes from. We need to make room for that time. Then, how can we best use it?

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Tags nonprofit management, nonprofit leadership, strategic planning, organizational culture, organizational development
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Nonprofit Management Truths and Myths Revisited

December 2, 2022 Scott Schaffer

Conventional wisdom abouts in the nonprofit sector. But what “wisdom’ is true and what’s myth? We take a tour through the research for a little truth-finding and myth-busting.

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Tags nonprofit management, nonprofit leadership, nonprofit governance, HR management
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Five Ways to Improve Employee Retention Without Spending a Dollar

September 6, 2022 Scott Schaffer

Everyone’s freeting over employee retention these days, and nonprofits don’t have a lot of money to throw around. Here are five proven ways to improve retention without hurting your budget.

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Tags nonprofit management, HR management, financial management, financial sustainability
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Inflation is here. Are you ready?

May 13, 2022 Scott Schaffer

Inflation presents an unfamiliar challenge to nonprofit leaders and managers. Here are five tangible steps you can take to mitigate its impact of your organization and those you serve.

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Tags nonprofit management, inflation, operations management, human resource management, financial sustainability
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Fall Training Workshops: Looking at the Big Picture

September 8, 2021 Scott Schaffer

PIM is offering two workshops looking at big picture strategy this fall, in partnership with the Sustainability Network and the Land Trust Alliance.

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Tags finanial strategy, nonprofit management, land trust management, strategic planning
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The Pandemic's Contrasting Effects

September 8, 2021 Scott Schaffer

Our survey results show a “tale of two cities” in the nonprofit world now, with contrasting effects of the pandemic. What nonprofit leaders should do next depends on which city they’re in.

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Tags nonprofit management, financial sustainability, strategic planning, business planning, sustainable business models
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Survey of Nonprofit Leaders Paints a Picture of Resilience

May 15, 2021 Scott Schaffer

PIM Group conducted a survey of nonprofit leaders about the impacts of COVID on their organizations and themselves. The results might surprise you.

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Tags nonprofit management, nonprofit leadership, nonprofit finance, financial sustainability, covid-19 response
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Strengthening Environmental NGOs through Deep Partnership and Alignment

March 28, 2021 Scott Schaffer

Environmental NGOs are fighting massive challenges. We summarize deep partnership and alignment structures that can prepare organizations for the long-haul.

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Tags environmental NGOs, environmental movement, nonprofit merger, strategic alliance, strategic restructuring
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The Diversity Issue No One Wants to Talk About

February 2, 2021 Scott Schaffer

When we talk about “diversity,” what do we mean? Race, ethnicity, gender, and occasionally age. But there’s another diversity issue that’s harder to tackle, and it’s not going away.

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Silver Linings Playbook: Taking the Good from 2020

January 3, 2021 Scott Schaffer

2020 wasn’t all bad. Here are a few good things we can take with us, whether we’re ready to say “thanks” or not.

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Tags nonprofit management, strategic planning, organizational development
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Anatomy of a Successful Merger

November 30, 2020 Scott Schaffer

We’ve documented a nonprofit merger from start to finish, in all its nuances. The result is a case study that has resulted in a thriving Wisconsin chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters.

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Gliding Through Calamity

September 18, 2020 Scott Schaffer

Pandemic. Global warming. Racial reckoning. Economy in tatters. Nonprofit management is a unique challenge in 2020. Here are 5 practical tips for leading your organization in a time of turmoil.

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Tags nonprofit leadership, crisis management, contingency planning
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Three Questions to Consider About Nonprofit Merger

August 29, 2020 Scott Schaffer

Time to broach the M-Word? Merger is a strategy many nonprofits should be thinking about. I recommend that organizational leaders consider three fundamental questions as a conversation-starter.

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Staff Diversity: A Case Study

July 30, 2020 Scott Schaffer

This is a case study showing how one successful nonprofit organization diversified its staff. Promoting diversity proved to be smart business, independent of any social or political motives. Tangible HR management practices are replicable in other organizations.

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Tags diversity, equity, inclusion, HR management, nonprofit management
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Calm Before the Storm

June 19, 2020 Scott Schaffer

The COVID-19 era is settling in, but nonprofits should not get too comfortable. The financial storm hasn’t hit yet. It could be brutal, and the time to prepare is now.

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Upcoming Webinar Training for Nonprofit Leaders

June 16, 2020 Scott Schaffer

Responding to the COVID-driven financial crisis, we’re offering a new webinar, Financial Strategy in Reponse to Crisis, for nonprofit leaders. Offerings are summarized here.

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Tags nonprofit management, nonprofit finance, financial strategy, nonprofit professional development
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Remembering a Forgotten Massacre

June 1, 2020 Scott Schaffer

June 1, 1921 is a day that should live in infamy. But it can’t if no one knows the story. The Tulsa massacre isn’t part of history books, and that fact says a lot about systemic racism in the U.S. It runs deep, and nonprofits can play a role in its demise.

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Nonprofits Face a Financial Crisis: You Can Craft a Survival Guide

April 16, 2020 Scott Schaffer

The nonprofit sector faces a bona fide financial crisis in the COVID era. Here, we chart a process by which leaders of nonprofit organizations can craft their own survival guides.

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Tags nonprofit finance, nonprofit leadership, disaster response, financial sustainability
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Au Canada: We're Open for Business

October 22, 2019 Scott Schaffer

Public Interest Management Canada is open for business! The Canadian sister of Seattle-based PIM Group will provide high-caliber management consulting services to Canadian nonprofits, with a focus on financial health and sustainability.

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