A few people have asked why I wrote Mission to Systems™.The short answer is simple: I’ve seen too…
Most nonprofits don't fail because the mission was wrong.They struggle because the structure never…
This week, East Tennessee lost one of its own. Dolly Parton passed away on August 25, 2026, at 80,…
A drop in funding forced us to make a hard decision: reduce staff. Every nonprofit leader knows…
The partners you choose impose disciplines your internal culture may not yet generate independently…
In 2014, we opened an orphanage for 22 children whose parents died of Ebola. It was the right thing…
My New Book Finally Arrived
A couple of days ago, I had one of those moments I won't forget.
I…
Board meetings were conversations. Minutes weren’t kept. Financial records lived on my laptop. It…
Most nonprofit boards exist. Very few actually govern. There is a difference, and most founders…
She was eleven years old, selling charcoal with her mother. In January 2026, she graduated from…