Planning Your Fundraising Strategy During and Post Covid-19
The Jet Fuel Series: A conversation with Rhett Wilson, Vice President of Development, The White House Historical Association, Co-Founder and Board Member, Caravanserai Project. If you’re in the mission-driven sector, fundraising is an intimidating base to cover even in the best of times. The Covid-19 pandemic made it even more challenging and 2021 is not […]
About equity, beyond worn-out talking points
The Jet Fuel Series: A conversation with Susan Gomez, CEO Inland Empire Community Collaborative, and Gabe Maldonado, Founder and CEO TruEvolution In some recent work with a number of partners in California’s Inland Empire region, over 400 area nonprofits were asked about how they were using an equity lens in their work. To our surprise, […]
Five Lessons We Have Learned About Organizational Survival
A Palm Springs (CA) based women’s assistance program had been slammed by the impact of Covid-19: staff, volunteers and the board were demoralized and confused. The organization had run out of funds and was trying to get out of their office lease. In short, they were preparing to shut down. Covid-19 had almost forced a […]
Reimagining Social Entrepreneurship Through Futures-Thinking Lenses
The Jet Fuel Series: A conversation with Jason Tester, Futurist Building and accelerating transformational, future-thinking organizations is one of Caravanserai Project’s main goals. Of course, the future comes in many forms, as seen in the work of the Social Entrepreneurship, Engagement, and Development (SEED) Lab alumni. Among them are visionary mission-driven leaders creating foster support […]
Never Let A Crisis Go to Waste: The Organizational Survival Checklists
As the disrupting impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world for ever, mission-driven organizations are facing some very tough decisions ahead. While there is no doubt that emergency or disaster financial support is crucial, it is only a temporary solution and not a panacea. Numerous organizations in this sector have been on survival […]
Checklist: PPP Loans Forgiveness
Many nonprofit organizations have managed to maneuver their way through the CARES Act PPP loans. It has been a chaotic and highly frustrating process and unfortunately it is far from being over. Now that the loans are in their bank accounts, these organizations are facing other challenges: how to spend it? What is forgiven and what […]
What Should Non-Profits Do Now?
Since the publication of our previous article “Surviving Coronavirus: Emergency Intervention Guide for Non-profit and Social Impact Organizations”, we are starting to see and feel the impact of the “shelter in place” and shutdown of businesses. As the virus spreads, so does our anxiety about our health, our families and the organizations we lead and support. […]
Surviving Coronavirus: Emergency Intervention Guide for Non-Profits and Social Impact Organizations
In the next few days, weeks and months social impact driven organizations, including non-profits, will face some of the biggest challenges we have ever experienced and which will directly threaten their survival. Please find below an Early Emergency Intervention Guide aimed at supporting non profits and social impact organizations during these crucial times.
