How are you feeling?
Like so many of you, we oscillate between a state of speechlessness and being compelled to say something about this dark place and time in which we sit.
And because Black lives matter too, we are choosing to say something.
Today’s Fast Build Friday episode is about the role of systemic racism in infrastructure…because the sector is not immune to systemic racism.
In fact, we build and structure on top of it.
So, Nic suggests 4 practical ways the sector can start to dismantle this system and build infrastructure to better respond to the needs of marginalized and communities around the globe.
And we need to start immediately.
You can click the link to watch Episode 9.
Episode 5 of Fast Build Friday is about defining the word “infrastructure”.
So many definitions are floating around so Nic is here to level set. And once we have defined infrastructure, we need to build it stronger…faster because communities are counting on us.
Follow the link to watch Episode 5.
Do you want to know what strengthens fundraising and development efforts? Knowing your organization’s infrastructure. Why should you think about building infrastructure when you are fundraising or engaged in development? We have seen organizations with a firm grasp on their organizational infrastructure needs fare considerably better than organizations that are unaware. In this Fast Build…
In our third “Fast Build Friday” episode, Nic addressed the four guiding principles for creating a rapid response grant process.
Nic has learned these four principles from years of designing grant processes to move funding quickly throughout different parts of the globe (and 6 continents) and she gladly shares her expertise in this episode.
Follow the link to watch Episode 3.
We know many funders are converting project support grants to general support grants as a result of the pandemic. In the second episode of “Fast Build Friday,” Nic discussed the top 5 things to know before converting project support grants to general support grants. Nic has worked on these conversions over the years and these are the biggest things to watch out for!
Follow the link to watch Episode 2.
Welcome to “Fast Build Fridays,” a web series where we will build what you know about infrastructure design in the nonprofit sector.
Nic made our first “Fast Build Friday” video about general support funding as a 2020 trend for the nonprofit sector. We did not want general support funding to be a 2020 trend, and this video explains why.
Follow the link to watch the first episode.
Interestingly, the COVID-19 crisis highlights, if not magnifies, the current environment in which nonprofits and funders operate. Accordingly, the trends we identified that we believe will continue to surface in 2020 have not vanished because of the crisis. On the contrary, the crisis has only magnified and will likely continue to magnify these trends.
We are in the midst of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and our lives are evolving on an almost daily basis. Industries globally are feeling the financial effects of the virus. The travel industry, for example, which is comprised of airlines, hotels, and parts of retail, restaurants, and technology is estimating that the drop in the industry’s economic activity could be as much as US$1 trillion. And the music and film industries are each projecting a US$5 billion loss. Millions in revenue are being lost daily across most industries.
2020 presents the opportunity for a new infrastructure build for the nonprofit sector. After all, it is the beginning of a new decade. To that end, I wanted to share my thoughts about the funding infrastructure trends to watch in 2020, informed by both my experiences with and observations of the sector. Yes, there are…
In our last article, I discussed the two reasons for the hesitation, reservation, and aversion towards flexible funding. Once those reasons are internally addressed, foundations and funders that currently provide no or a limited number of unrestricted or flexible funding awards can transition to bravely integrating this type of funding into their funding strategies. Discussing…