Strategic Planning

At Lighthouse Counsel, we love creating the right strategy for a client. It makes a huge difference. Every project, every organization, every campaign is unique and requires a personalized approach and strategy, undergirded by proven best practices and an understanding of where the organization is and where it wants to go...

Too often, nonprofits don’t invest the time and capacity building needed to truly excel and maximize their potential in a major campaign. How much time is enough time? We’re talking years...

Most nonprofit leaders and staff are doing a lot to stretch the resources they have. As a nonprofit executive who is passionate about her work, I have at times found myself working around the clock. There’s always so much to do that you can find yourself constantly connected electronically, tired, stressed, over-scheduled and over-committed, trying…

That’s right ladies and gentlemen—NonProfit PRO is embarking on a new research initiative, and it’s all circling around the topic of nonprofit leadership. As our nonprofit sectors continue to grow and evolve, it’s more pertinent than ever for leadership teams to learn about the latest trends and tactics for effective organizational management across the board...

Fundraising communication is different—understand the variances, make it personal and consistent, and you will be taking great strides in deepening donor relationships...

Tis the season of giving. And your nonprofit should be making the most of the season. Consider building your December fundraising campaigns around year-end campaigning. A focus on the holiday season make donors more excited to get involved—everyone loves holiday cheer...

It’s the holiday season: That time of year when things are busier, time seems to move faster and it’s easy to get overwhelmed. That’s why we’re here to get you a super short list of our top five rhetorical questions around holiday giving. Sure, you might know the answers already, which is why they’re rhetorical, but sometimes a little reminder is a good thing...

Many have called 2017 “the year of me.” In fact, we’ve heard the idea come up in a variety of conversations, and characterized in other forms, like the “you universe” or “the transformative me.” While there’s an unmistakable trend in the retail world this holiday season around self-gifting and a little more self-indulgence overall, there is another layer...

Do you have a successful program at your nonprofit organization? If so, how would you or how did you scale that program up? There has been little to no research on how nonprofits have successfully expanded social programs...

For most nonprofits, the year-end fundraising season almost always appears suddenly on your calendar. The kids are back in school, the leaves are changing and frost is now appearing daily on your windshields. You can almost feel it in the air that it’s time to start thinking and planning for your winning strategies for your year-end fundraising campaigns...