impact | Danielle VanZorn PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CMS

People-First Systems: The Unseen Backbone of Mission Success

September 23, 2025

Programs may win attention, but systems decide whether a nonprofit succeeds. Finance, HR, operations, and compliance often stay in the background, yet they carry the mission through growth, stress, a...

Unrestricted by Design: Structuring Revenue to Support Core Capacity

September 3, 2025

In theory, most nonprofit leaders understand the value of unrestricted revenue. In practice, very few organizations are built to pursue or prioritize it. What begins as a well-intentioned grant-funde...

From Bottlenecks to Flow: Rethinking Nonprofit Workflow Design

July 8, 2025

In many nonprofits, work gets done because a few heroic staff members know how to make it happen. They cut through confusion, carry disconnected systems on their backs, and fill in the gaps that form...

Hybrid Isn’t Halfway: Rethinking Remote, In-Person, and Hybrid Work fo...

May 26, 2025

Hybrid Has to Be Equity-Aware One of the most significant risks with hybrid work is that it can quietly reinforce inequity. Five years after the pandemic forced a sector-wide shift to remote work, ma...

Empowering Nonprofits with Miro: Streamlining Collaboration, Communica...

May 26, 2025

Effective collaboration and clear communication are critical for achieving mission goals. Miro, a versatile online collaborative whiteboard platform, offers nonprofits an innovative solution to optim...

Maximizing Impact Through Nonprofit Collaboration: Strategies for Shar...

May 26, 2025

Collaboration among nonprofit organizations is critical for maximizing impact and resource efficiency. By breaking down silos and working together, nonprofits can leverage their strengths, share reso...

Weathering the Storm Ahead: Building Nonprofit Resilience

May 25, 2025

Nonprofits exist to address society’s most pressing needs, often stepping in where governments or markets fall short. However, as the political and economic landscape shifts, many organizations face ...

Mastering Program Evaluation: Strengthening Nonprofit Impact and Accou...

May 25, 2025

Program evaluation is often the unsung hero of the nonprofit sector, much like an orchestra missing its first-chair violinist; without it, the entire performance risks falling flat. When executed eff...

Mission-Driven Mergers: Strategic Pathways for Nonprofit Resilience an...

May 25, 2025

In the face of ongoing economic turbulence, shifting donor landscapes, and escalating societal needs, nonprofits stand at a strategic crossroads. Mission-driven mergers and strategic partnerships hav...

What if your organization could achieve more by doing less? In the nonprofit sector, where passion meets the challenge of limited resources, maximizing impact isn’t just a goal — it’s essential.

Mission Impact Lab: A Nonprofit’s Guide to Doing More with Less ...

November 7, 2024

What if your organization could achieve more by doing less? In the nonprofit sector, where passion meets the challenge of limited resources, maximizing impact isn’t just a goal — it’s essential. Miss...

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