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Splendid Consulting Spotlight – IG Live Interview with Horizon Advisory

Culture is more than just a buzzword! I had a great chat with Christina of Splendid Consulting for their weekly...

RICE Stakeholder Spotlight w/ Monique Childress

You heard him right. Our founder, Monique Childress, had a talk with the folks over at @RiceAtlanta and she was...

Increase your organization’s capacity with little to no money

It’s a tale as old as time. Your organization is operating at full capacity and you know that you could...

Cultivating an anti-racist organization

An anti-racist organization is an organization that helps people of color become more empowered and has an equal platform and...

Setting team goals: steps for success

As we continually focus on short and long term goal setting, consider setting process goals vs results-based goals. A results-based...

Resource Guide: Committing to the work of Black liberation

On top of a global pandemic, this past year has been overwhelmingly emotional and stressful as a Black person in...

An exercise in exploring fundamental truths for leadership

I’ve written before about setting reasonable goals that stick with your team(s). Something that can distract us from progressing on...

Why Diversity & Inclusion Matters

Did you know that there are over 1.5 million nonprofits registered in the US? Nonprofit organizations provide various forms of...

Redefining your nonprofit’s priorities post-COVID-19

Last month, we were invited to join Christina Edwards, the amazing fundraising and branding expert and founder of Splendid Consulting, for...

Q&A on restructuring your organization in response to a crisis

In April 2020, I participated in Emory University’s Compass Initiative ORGanized webinar series for their nonprofit members. See the recording...

Black Lives Matter

Horizon Advisory Group was founded with the intention of providing strategic and structural support to the mission-driven organizations committed to...

You need to have this discussion with your leadership team today

Here’s a quick tip for organization leaders managing through the COVID-19 crisis: Take a look at your organization’s employee handbook...

What’s in a name?

How did you choose the name of your business or nonprofit? Did you use your initials? Is it inspirational? Does...
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The One Reason Why Your Non-Profit Organization Needs to Craft Its Strategic Plan Today

The strategic plan provides an organization with many benefits: structure, vision, goals, metrics, etc. However, the greatest impact from a...
“You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.” - Yogi Berra

Why is strategic planning important for non-profits?

If you’re like most people, you like to take action. Figure things out as you go. Get started as quickly...

What is a strategy?

On a networking call, I was asked for my definition of a strategy. This is a word that gets thrown...