It won’t come as a surprise that I hold Propel’s values as my own. Even the organization’s tagline, “You’re the champion of good. We’re the champion of you,” describes my…
In my first post in this series, I proposed three key lessons learned from my research and many conversations with outgoing and incoming nonprofit leaders: Knowing when it was the…
This is the second blog in the Leaving Well series. To read the first, visit “Leaving Well: Is it the right time?” I started this Leaving Well series with a…
In June, I announced that I will be retiring from Propel at the end of 2023. For real. After the announcement was made, I heard from friends, peers, partners, and…
Dear Propel clients and friends, Today I am sharing some personally exciting news: On December 31, 2023, I will be retiring as President & CEO of Propel Nonprofits. For over…
I wrote a blog post in the midst of the havoc in the financial markets in 2008 about the risk of balances in accounts. Unfortunately, events over the last couple…
I, and Propel, are in a lucky position to get to work with hundreds of nonprofits every year. As a partner and colleague to nonprofit leaders, I am often asked,…
Photo caption (clockwise): Keven Ambrus, Mary Nehring, Amanda Duhon, and Elizabeth Appel at a staff celebration in early 2020. Please join me in wishing my friend and colleague, Vice President…
The capacity for autonomous planning and choice that financial equity represents, and the social equity we need these organizations to continue working toward as part of the broad tapestry of…