HeyJaredSheree Cannon
Nonprofit strategy and leadership for those ready to move beyond the old playbook — grounded, conscious, and built for lasting impact. The nonprofit sector needs a new way of thinking. This is it.
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The Sector I’ve Loved for Thirty Years: 3 Real Improvements and 3 Things We Still Have to Fix (opens the original)
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I was asked recently about the changes I’ve seen in the nonprofit sector over my career. Thirty years is a long time to watch something you love evolve, struggle, grow, and sometimes disappoint you.Here’s the view from my window.Written by the author, edited with tools from Orwellix.Subscribe now3 Things That Have Gotten Better1. Transp
Throwing Chairs Does Not Make for a Good Board Meeting (opens the original)
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Building a Healthy Nonprofit BoardThroughout my career, I’ve seen the good, the bad, and occasionally the ugly when it comes to nonprofit boards. I’ve served on boards, worked with boards, and helped nonprofit leaders strengthen their governance. I’ve watched engaged boards help organizations grow, navigate challenges, and stay focused on their mission. I’ve also sat through meetings where trustees were yelling at each other and, on one memorable occasion, a chair was thrown.Fortunately, most bo
More than 97% Of What a Donor Can Give Is Never Asked For (opens the original)
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A significant part of my work over the last three decades has been helping organizations discover and access the funding pathways they did not know were available to them. The creative ones. The non-cash ones. The ones nobody thought to ask for. I help nonprofits build the programs, the language, and the relationships that position them to receive all kinds of gifts, not just the familiar ones, and to ask for them with confidence.Nearly all of your donors’ wealth is held in non-cash assets. Acco
How LinkedIn Is Colonizing the Nonprofit Sector (opens the original)
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I left LinkedIn years ago. Came back recently because people kept asking for my LinkedIn profile at events, meetings, anywhere professional. It was easier to return than to keep explaining my absence. I’m regretting that decision, but see no good alternative.The problem is, we the nonprofit sector, have collectively accepted a platform built for recruiters, sales pipelines, and business development as if it were also built for us. It was not. And the cost of that assumption is worth naming.Linke
Does Your Nonprofit Need a Data Room? (opens the original)
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A data room sounds like something that belongs in the corporate world, and honestly, it started there. Before everything moved online, companies preparing to raise capital would set aside a physical room, sometimes literally a locked office or a dedicated filing cabinet, where their most important documents lived. When a potential investor wanted to take a closer look, they came in, sat down, and went through everything. The room existed to make that process smooth, organized, and credible.That
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