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.
Pay attention to where you are, where you’re going, and what good can result.
Don’t try to be a perfect fundraiser. Find a unique fundraising style that serves you, your program, and your donors.
5 ways managers, job-seekers, and funders can tell if a nonprofit salary is fair.
If you want to connect with the people using your nonprofit website, be curious. Watch who comes and what they care about.
Build a culture of leadership by delegating thoughtfully and sharing responsibility with your team.
You deserve a career plan. After all, the world needs more people willing to dream, make plans, and be role models.
Impact is the best part of public interest work. It is the change that results from your work, like justice or clean water.
Fear is completely normal in fundraising. Figure out what’s making fundraising feel hard, then try some of these tricks.
Managers who want to achieve great things should build a team of people with well-defined roles and focused on a specific, shared goal.
It shouldn’t be hard to explain what you do in a way that is inspiring and consistent.
We expect leaders to have a never-ending supply of motivation, but reality is more complicated.