Ernesto Hernandez, our Chief Information Officer, with over 30 years of IT experience, is a passionate advocate for community collaboration. He’s also an avid collector of vintage mechanical watches and believes in the power of simplicity. Ernesto embodies the fusion of technology, community, and passion and is a true asset to our team. Read more about Ernesto, and what he thinks is a current trend in IT our community should know about.

Regardless of who your organization serves, you face a broad set of challenges and complexities on a daily basis.  Funding priorities shift, regulations change, and staffing issues persist.  How can your financial approach work for you instead of constantly chasing resources?  Here’s a summary of what we recommend all leaders consider as they review and design their organization’s finances:

Strategic planning is the bridge between your vision and your reality. It helps you align your goals, values, and actions to make a difference in the world. Read on to find out how strategic planning can help your organization make a difference.

If your mission is the blueprint for your organization’s work – the what, why, and for whom – and the vision is the artist’s rendering of the realization of that mission, then organizational values are your ethical and moral compass and the foundation of your decision-making process. They serve as a guide for how things get done and inform your day-to-day work routines, interactions and approaches.   

When we think about strategic partnerships in the nonprofit industry, we often default to considering mergers as the primary form of integration. While mergers represent a fully integrated partnership, it is essential to recognize that they are not the sole option. In fact, there are various ways to collaborate, ranging from co-locating services in a peer organization to submitting joint funding proposals or when two organizations launch co-created programs for the benefit of both.