Connie Golds CONSULTING

Hey Nonprofit Leader, What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? Let me guess…You’re lying awake thinking: “How do I keep this ship afloat with a crew of volunteers who are wonderful—but also have jobs, families, and a tendency to ghost me during tax season?” You're not alone. Just this past week, two different nonprofit leaders confided in me—both saying essentially the same thing: “We love being volunteer-run! But we’re totally exhausted, and no one wants to touch the admin work!”

Hey Nonprofit Leader, What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? Let’s take a moment to talk about something no one warns you about when you...

Hey Nonprofit Leader, What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? Well then, my friend… you might be experiencing a classic case of Board...

Hey Nonprofit Leader, What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? Let me guess: it’s 2 a.m., and instead of sleeping, you're mentally reviewing...

Hey Nonprofit Leader, What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? Recently, an old colleague called me with a note of panic in his voice. He’d...

Hey Nonprofit Leader, What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? Let me tell you a little story. Back in 2008, I started a nonprofit in the...

Hey nonprofit leader—what’s keeping you awake at night? Is it the nagging feeling that your board isn’t pulling its weight in...

Hey Nonprofit Leader, What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? We spend a lot of time talking about the ask —how to identify the right donor,...

Hey Nonprofit Leader, What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? Some of you may remember my blog from last December when I shared a milestone:...

Hey Nonprofit Leader, What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? This week, I’m stepping away from my usual nonprofit musings to bring you a...

Hey Nonprofit Leader, What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? Let’s be honest: for many nonprofit folks, the word “fundraising” is right up...

Hey Nonprofit Leader, What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? Throughout the month of June, we’ve been unpacking the barriers that keep people...

Hey Nonprofit Leader—What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? I recently sat in on a fundraising workshop (yes, even veteran consultants...

Hey Nonprofit Leader—What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? Welcome back to our noble mission of breaking down that invisible (but deeply...

Hey Nonprofit Leader—What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? Let’s be real. Running a nonprofit isn't for the faint of heart. Between donor...

Hey Nonprofit Leader—What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? Back in December 2024, I wrote about how important it is for nonprofits to have a...

Hey Nonprofit Leader, What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? When I first started Desert Best Friend’s Closet , our first-year budget was......

Hey Nonprofit Leader, What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? This week, I’m momentarily stepping away from my usual nonprofit ramblings to...

Hey Nonprofit Leader, What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? Because great Board service means carrying a little of that "how are we doing?"...

Hey Nonprofit Leader, What’s Keeping You Awake at Night? Yes, you read that right. This week, I’m trading budget forecasts and board...