Welcome to The Organizer archive, a collection of all the newsletter articles dedicated to nonprofit workers and people working to create equitable, sustainable communities.
Dreaming of a better world is easy. Bringing it to life is hard. With regular articles covering leadership, communications, fundraising, impact, management, and personal growth, The Organizer is here to help.
Tired of creating endless impact reports for your nonprofit’s different audiences? That “whack-a-mole” feeling means you’re on the right track.
What would happen if we showed the same level of enthusiasm for training people as we’re showing for training AI? You can test for yourself.
The same forces that led to the Walkerton Tragedy are swirling around us again. Lessons from that tragedy can help protect us today.
An ever-shrinking number of people with a whole lot of wealth are shaping our world. Foundations and philanthropists haven’t quite reached oligarch levels, but the charitable world is seeing the same concentration of influence as business, tech, entertainment, and media. Big money isn’t necessarily bad for good causes; large gifts can help organizations who happen […]
The first time I recognized a “threat” to the nonprofit where I worked, I was sitting in a pub in Toronto’s financial district. I’d gone for drinks with some donors to talk about environmental projects we might work on in the future. As our pints of beer sweated onto coasters on top of the wooden […]
Social media is shaping every facet of nonprofit work. It’s messy, confusing, and it’s only going to get worse.
When to let go in nonprofit work: eight strategic questions to decide whether to continue or walk away from projects, campaigns, and roles.
Every post is a new post, every story a new story: this is the hard way to approach organizational storytelling
If social impact leaders are going to create change, they need financial support for communications and outreach.
There isn’t a right or a wrong answer to the question “What does winning leadership look like for you?”
You don’t need to be a master storyteller to tell great stories. Great stories are built on details about the work you do every day.
Changes and setbacks are inevitable. Build resilience by celebrating success whenever you can.