Archive for July 2026

Starting a new role as an executive director (ED) is a lot. There’s an organization to understand, a team to meet, a board to build trust with, and usually a backlog of decisions that have been waiting for new leadership to arrive. The first few weeks are a blur, and everyone wants a piece of…

I have a version of this conversation almost every week. A nonprofit leader tells me the books feel behind, the month-end close drags on, and they never quite know where the cash is going. Then I ask how they pay their bills and manage their cards. The answer is almost always some mix of the…