by jeff@ebersmith.com | Jan 21, 2026 | Nonprofit Strategy
It’s January, which means we’re awash in new year energy and fresh starts, but it also means we’re in the second half of the fiscal year for most nonprofits. Budget conversations are coming, strategic planning may be on the horizon, and if...
by jeff@ebersmith.com | Jan 3, 2026 | Coaching
The new year always brings the same pressure: reinvent yourself, transform your life, set ambitious goals. You commit to five new habits, overhaul your morning routine, and promise yourself that this year will be different. By February, you’re back where you...
by jeff@ebersmith.com | Dec 1, 2025 | System Improvement
Most nonprofits think carefully about how to ask for donations. The appeal letter gets reviewed by multiple people, the donation page gets tested, and the Giving Tuesday email gets workshopped until every word feels right. But here’s the question almost no one...
by jeff@ebersmith.com | Oct 17, 2025 | LEGO® Serious Play®
“Wait, You Want Me to Bring LEGO Bricks to a Board Meeting?” What would you think if I told you that I facilitate strategic planning sessions with LEGO bricks? “Isn’t that for kids?” Or maybe, “Are we really going to play...
by jeff@ebersmith.com | Oct 13, 2025 | Nonprofits and AI
Of 100 first-time donors, only 20 will give again the following year. That’s according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, and it’s a stat that should make every nonprofit leader wince. But is that a retention problem? Or a relationship problem?...
