My wife and I still live in a fixer-upper that we bought 11 years ago – and somehow it seems like we are “always fixing, never upping!” As it is with many first-time homebuyers, a lot of our early experiences with “pros” weren’t too positive. We didn’t really know how to shop for the services
The hardest part of change is that even a better world is a different world than the one people are used to. Change happens, ideally, when a choice has been made proactively, but it happens more than we’d like because the choice not to change is taken off the table. When organizations talk about transformation,
A Data Strategy Subscription to catalyze change Many mission-driven leaders already see that a data-driven culture of analytics is their most sustainable path to improved organizational performance. However, if you’re like some of the overworked people we know, your attention is pulled in a million directions each day. You may intellectually understand that data strategy
Last week I had the pleasure of presenting—nay, of hosting a collaborative learning session—with the Oakland Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) about the challenges and opportunities of putting data to work at nonprofit organizations. My co-panelists, Sarah Vig from the Sierra Club and Sarah Wunning from GLIDE SF, shared stories about how to gradually enhance data
I’m typing this from a small, 50 acre farm in Cottage Grove, OR – there are rolling vistas, hiking trails, and a herd of chickens just outside the door. It’s the perfect place to recharge after a whirlwind two week work trip, visiting colleagues and clients in San Francisco, and attending the Nonprofit Technology Conference
When faced with the daily crush of responsibilities and addressing your organization’s most immediate needs, it is easy to lose sight of the potential of your work, and how each piece of your outreach portfolio can support one another. When you rush to get a solution in place, it becomes difficult to recognize the ways
…And get back weeks of your life in the process Are you the sort of communications professional who deals with limited resources while juggling multiple responsibilities and roles? Right, silly question. I’ll cut to the chase – you need engaged audiences if you want effective communication that delivers on your strategic goals. Automation may sound
A lot of us don’t like change. You get used to something; you know how it works, you know where to find things, so you stick with it. My cell phone is 5 years old, believe me, I get it. I’ll replace it when it breaks, until then I’m happy. If you’re a regular WordPress
If you work for a grant-making organization, you obviously want the non-profits who receive your dollars to succeed in helping you achieve your goals. There’s at least one way to do this: give them more money! But as we know in the non-profit sector, many times the challenges aren’t merely financial. Specifically, countless organizations have
As the most-quoted writer in the English language, Shakespeare has no shortage of compliments paid to him. Perhaps for good reason: the truth, beauty, and insight of his words continue to inspire each new generation. At PTKO, we believe great works deserve the widest audiences and that those works are even most powerful when appreciated
