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Learning to SOAR
After SWOTing for years, I’m learning to SOAR more. SWOT is everywhere. This popular planning tool helps us assess Strengths, Weaknesses,...

Kristin Raack
Apr 20, 2023


Delta Delta Delta, can I help ya, help ya, help ya?
If we’re of a similar generation, my Delta Delta Delta reference probably elicited a chuckle, grin, or perhaps a groan. In the early...

Kristin Raack
Mar 24, 2023


Good Data: The Key Ingredient to Perfectly Baked Outcomes
Have you ever set out to bake something without knowing what you’re making? If you’re using a recipe for chocolate cake but you’re hoping...

Kristin Raack
Feb 23, 2023


Organizational Health Creates Impact
Congratulations! You made it. You survived year-end giving and the busyness of the holidays. Now you can enjoy the relative quiet and...

Kristin Raack
Jan 24, 2023


Our Favorite Productivity Hacks of 2022
Ahhh… the promise of a bright, shiny new year is right around the corner. While I’m not big on formal resolutions, I do like to step back...

Kristin Raack
Dec 15, 2022


Ruthlessly Reduce Overwhelm
It goes by many different names: the Urgent/Important Matrix, the Time Management Matrix, or the Eisenhower Matrix. Whatever you call it,...

Kristin Raack
Nov 18, 2022


Cultivating Curiosity to Thwart Confirmation Bias
Kristin Raack, Principal at AltruNext, was recently featured as a guest author about how to avoid confirmation bias. The full article was...

Kristin Raack
Nov 14, 2022


Is it the Scariest Time of the Year?
Perhaps you’re thinking that Halloween is the scariest … but I’m referring to the face-to-face philanthropic solicitations that are often...

Kristin Raack
Oct 20, 2022


Capture Your Magic: Making the Case for Support
Based on my 20+ years of experience working with small to mid-sized nonprofits, I’d estimate that three-quarters of the organizations in...

Kristin Raack
Sep 22, 2022


Be Like Reggie: Foster Authentic Community
In the busyness of nonprofit organizations, sometimes we forget what drew us to this work in the first place. We lose sight of what we...

Kristin Raack
Aug 18, 2022
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