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The 2024 Black Women’s Business Retreat in Ghana was transformative. Now, you can join us! 🇬🇭
The retreat is a sanctuary for Black women leaders in the nonprofit and social sectors—a space to pause and reconnect with your power.
🗓️ August 18-24, 2025
🔗 Learn more: strategicdisruption.com/ghana2025
The retreat is a sanctuary for Black women leaders in the nonprofit and social sectors—a space to pause and reconnect with your power.
🗓️ August 18-24, 2025
🔗 Learn more: strategicdisruption.com/ghana2025
Journey to Ghana Retreat for Black Nonprofit Leaders | Strategic Disruption Consulting
The Journey to Ghana retreat for Black women leaders in the nonprofit and social sectors is a cultural, wellness, and leadership development experience rooted in rest, restoration, and the wisdom of o...
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February 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The 2024 Black Women’s Business Retreat in Ghana was transformative. Now, you can join us! 🇬🇭
The retreat is a sanctuary for Black women leaders in the nonprofit and social sectors—a space to pause and reconnect with your power.
🗓️ August 18-24, 2025
🔗 Learn more: strategicdisruption.com/ghana2025
The retreat is a sanctuary for Black women leaders in the nonprofit and social sectors—a space to pause and reconnect with your power.
🗓️ August 18-24, 2025
🔗 Learn more: strategicdisruption.com/ghana2025
"Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don’t yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it’s going to be possible."
- Angela Davis
- Angela Davis
February 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don’t yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it’s going to be possible."
- Angela Davis
- Angela Davis
Overloading your communications staff might seem like a way to save resources, but it can seriously affect your team’s morale, brand, and overall success. Our latest blog explores why quality suffers when focus is divided.
🔗 Read now at www.strategicdisruption.com/post/why-ove...
🔗 Read now at www.strategicdisruption.com/post/why-ove...
Why Overloading Your Communications Staff Hurts Your Team—and Your Business
The temptation to assign one person too many specialized communications and marketing responsibilities can seem like a cost-saving measure.
www.strategicdisruption.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Overloading your communications staff might seem like a way to save resources, but it can seriously affect your team’s morale, brand, and overall success. Our latest blog explores why quality suffers when focus is divided.
🔗 Read now at www.strategicdisruption.com/post/why-ove...
🔗 Read now at www.strategicdisruption.com/post/why-ove...
🚨 Grant Alert 🚨
➡️ The MSP Equity Accelerator, sponsored by Allianz, invests in high-growth startups founded by Black, Brown, and Women entrepreneurs. For each cohort, $100K is invested in each of the five startups during the 12-week accelerator program. Applications are due April 25.
➡️ The MSP Equity Accelerator, sponsored by Allianz, invests in high-growth startups founded by Black, Brown, and Women entrepreneurs. For each cohort, $100K is invested in each of the five startups during the 12-week accelerator program. Applications are due April 25.
February 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🚨 Grant Alert 🚨
➡️ The MSP Equity Accelerator, sponsored by Allianz, invests in high-growth startups founded by Black, Brown, and Women entrepreneurs. For each cohort, $100K is invested in each of the five startups during the 12-week accelerator program. Applications are due April 25.
➡️ The MSP Equity Accelerator, sponsored by Allianz, invests in high-growth startups founded by Black, Brown, and Women entrepreneurs. For each cohort, $100K is invested in each of the five startups during the 12-week accelerator program. Applications are due April 25.
If folks can't imagine you as human, all the policy in the world is irrelevant.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
February 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
If folks can't imagine you as human, all the policy in the world is irrelevant.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
#DidYouKnow— 61% of Black-led nonprofits operate with a budget under $100,000, and white-led nonprofits control nearly 30 times more revenue than Black-led organizations.
February 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
#DidYouKnow— 61% of Black-led nonprofits operate with a budget under $100,000, and white-led nonprofits control nearly 30 times more revenue than Black-led organizations.
Succession planning isn’t just about filling vacancies—it’s about future-proofing your organization.
Whether it’s a sudden resignation, a long-anticipated retirement, or a well-deserved promotion, having a plan ensures your organization stays on track.
Whether it’s a sudden resignation, a long-anticipated retirement, or a well-deserved promotion, having a plan ensures your organization stays on track.
February 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Succession planning isn’t just about filling vacancies—it’s about future-proofing your organization.
Whether it’s a sudden resignation, a long-anticipated retirement, or a well-deserved promotion, having a plan ensures your organization stays on track.
Whether it’s a sudden resignation, a long-anticipated retirement, or a well-deserved promotion, having a plan ensures your organization stays on track.
If you know whence you came, there is really no limit to where you can go.
James Baldwin
#BHM2025
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistory
James Baldwin
#BHM2025
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistory
February 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
If you know whence you came, there is really no limit to where you can go.
James Baldwin
#BHM2025
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistory
James Baldwin
#BHM2025
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistory
Pro Tip:
To secure funding, your fundraising efforts should proudly highlight your community's authentic culture, language, and dialect and your advocacy for systemic change.
Authentic representation strengthens your message and builds trust and credibility with potential supporters.
To secure funding, your fundraising efforts should proudly highlight your community's authentic culture, language, and dialect and your advocacy for systemic change.
Authentic representation strengthens your message and builds trust and credibility with potential supporters.
January 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Pro Tip:
To secure funding, your fundraising efforts should proudly highlight your community's authentic culture, language, and dialect and your advocacy for systemic change.
Authentic representation strengthens your message and builds trust and credibility with potential supporters.
To secure funding, your fundraising efforts should proudly highlight your community's authentic culture, language, and dialect and your advocacy for systemic change.
Authentic representation strengthens your message and builds trust and credibility with potential supporters.
🚨 Grant Alert 🚨
➡️ The Erich and Hannah Sachs Foundation supports efforts to strengthen communities by improving the overall quality of life for economically and educationally disadvantaged families.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. www.sachsfamilyfoundation.org/applications
➡️ The Erich and Hannah Sachs Foundation supports efforts to strengthen communities by improving the overall quality of life for economically and educationally disadvantaged families.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. www.sachsfamilyfoundation.org/applications
January 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🚨 Grant Alert 🚨
➡️ The Erich and Hannah Sachs Foundation supports efforts to strengthen communities by improving the overall quality of life for economically and educationally disadvantaged families.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. www.sachsfamilyfoundation.org/applications
➡️ The Erich and Hannah Sachs Foundation supports efforts to strengthen communities by improving the overall quality of life for economically and educationally disadvantaged families.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. www.sachsfamilyfoundation.org/applications
Q: When should my small business hire an HR professional?
A: A startup or small business should consider hiring a human resource professional as soon as it grows beyond a few employees. Generally, once a startup has 10-15 employees, it can benefit from having an HR professional on staff.
A: A startup or small business should consider hiring a human resource professional as soon as it grows beyond a few employees. Generally, once a startup has 10-15 employees, it can benefit from having an HR professional on staff.
January 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Q: When should my small business hire an HR professional?
A: A startup or small business should consider hiring a human resource professional as soon as it grows beyond a few employees. Generally, once a startup has 10-15 employees, it can benefit from having an HR professional on staff.
A: A startup or small business should consider hiring a human resource professional as soon as it grows beyond a few employees. Generally, once a startup has 10-15 employees, it can benefit from having an HR professional on staff.
We just published "5 Lessons for Leaders of Nonprofits and Startups for 2025" on the SDC blog.
Key takeaways:
✔️ Prioritizing action over perfection
✔️ Building collective resilience
💬 What's your biggest lesson as a leader?
Read the full blog at www.strategicdisruption.com/post/five-le...
Key takeaways:
✔️ Prioritizing action over perfection
✔️ Building collective resilience
💬 What's your biggest lesson as a leader?
Read the full blog at www.strategicdisruption.com/post/five-le...
Five Lessons for Leaders of Nonprofits and Startups for 2025
The journey is often filled with challenges, risks, and lessons in entrepreneurship, nonprofit leadership, and startups.
www.strategicdisruption.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
We just published "5 Lessons for Leaders of Nonprofits and Startups for 2025" on the SDC blog.
Key takeaways:
✔️ Prioritizing action over perfection
✔️ Building collective resilience
💬 What's your biggest lesson as a leader?
Read the full blog at www.strategicdisruption.com/post/five-le...
Key takeaways:
✔️ Prioritizing action over perfection
✔️ Building collective resilience
💬 What's your biggest lesson as a leader?
Read the full blog at www.strategicdisruption.com/post/five-le...
"Our liberation is not a favor to be granted. It is our birthright."
Barbara Smith, a co-founder of the Combahee River Collective in 1974, spearheaded intersectional feminism by emphasizing the unique struggles faced by Black queer women.
Barbara Smith, a co-founder of the Combahee River Collective in 1974, spearheaded intersectional feminism by emphasizing the unique struggles faced by Black queer women.
January 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"Our liberation is not a favor to be granted. It is our birthright."
Barbara Smith, a co-founder of the Combahee River Collective in 1974, spearheaded intersectional feminism by emphasizing the unique struggles faced by Black queer women.
Barbara Smith, a co-founder of the Combahee River Collective in 1974, spearheaded intersectional feminism by emphasizing the unique struggles faced by Black queer women.
#DidYouKnow— 61% of Black-led nonprofits operate with a budget under $100,000, and white-led nonprofits control nearly 30 times more revenue than (majority) Black-led organizations. This funding gap speaks volumes about inequities in philanthropy and the nonprofit ecosystem.
January 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#DidYouKnow— 61% of Black-led nonprofits operate with a budget under $100,000, and white-led nonprofits control nearly 30 times more revenue than (majority) Black-led organizations. This funding gap speaks volumes about inequities in philanthropy and the nonprofit ecosystem.
🚨 Upcoming Grant Opportunities 🚨
January 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🚨 Upcoming Grant Opportunities 🚨
Pro-Tip: A startup or small business should consider hiring a human resource professional as soon as it grows beyond a few employees. Generally, once a startup has 10-15 employees, it can benefit from having an HR professional on staff.
January 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Pro-Tip: A startup or small business should consider hiring a human resource professional as soon as it grows beyond a few employees. Generally, once a startup has 10-15 employees, it can benefit from having an HR professional on staff.
Rejected Grant Language:
▶️ This is what I do
▶️ This is how often I do it
▶️ This is what my program participants say they like
Winning Grant Language:
✅ This is a problem that is harming our community
✅ This is how we are addressing the problem
✅ This is how we know our interventions improve lives
▶️ This is what I do
▶️ This is how often I do it
▶️ This is what my program participants say they like
Winning Grant Language:
✅ This is a problem that is harming our community
✅ This is how we are addressing the problem
✅ This is how we know our interventions improve lives
January 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Rejected Grant Language:
▶️ This is what I do
▶️ This is how often I do it
▶️ This is what my program participants say they like
Winning Grant Language:
✅ This is a problem that is harming our community
✅ This is how we are addressing the problem
✅ This is how we know our interventions improve lives
▶️ This is what I do
▶️ This is how often I do it
▶️ This is what my program participants say they like
Winning Grant Language:
✅ This is a problem that is harming our community
✅ This is how we are addressing the problem
✅ This is how we know our interventions improve lives
"True philanthropy is not just about giving money, but about giving power to those who need it most to create lasting change."
January 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"True philanthropy is not just about giving money, but about giving power to those who need it most to create lasting change."
Three questions to prep your 2025 fundraising strategy:
1. Which 2025 fundraising campaigns will you prioritize?
2. How will you reinforce donor relationships?
3. How effective are your current fundraising channels or platforms?
1. Which 2025 fundraising campaigns will you prioritize?
2. How will you reinforce donor relationships?
3. How effective are your current fundraising channels or platforms?
January 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Three questions to prep your 2025 fundraising strategy:
1. Which 2025 fundraising campaigns will you prioritize?
2. How will you reinforce donor relationships?
3. How effective are your current fundraising channels or platforms?
1. Which 2025 fundraising campaigns will you prioritize?
2. How will you reinforce donor relationships?
3. How effective are your current fundraising channels or platforms?
More life, community, and good trouble in 2025!
January 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
More life, community, and good trouble in 2025!
🧵 Upcoming Grant Opportunities 🧵
The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant supports programs that increase the availability of local foods in schools and connect students to food sources through education. Grants range from $5k to $50k; the application deadline is January 10.
The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant supports programs that increase the availability of local foods in schools and connect students to food sources through education. Grants range from $5k to $50k; the application deadline is January 10.
December 16, 2024 at 5:35 PM
🧵 Upcoming Grant Opportunities 🧵
The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant supports programs that increase the availability of local foods in schools and connect students to food sources through education. Grants range from $5k to $50k; the application deadline is January 10.
The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant supports programs that increase the availability of local foods in schools and connect students to food sources through education. Grants range from $5k to $50k; the application deadline is January 10.
"When your dreams are bigger than the places you find yourself in, sometimes you need to seek out your own reminders that there is more. And there is always more waiting for you on the other side of fear."
— Elaine Welteroth, More Than Enough
#QOTD #Motivation #WednesdayWisdom
— Elaine Welteroth, More Than Enough
#QOTD #Motivation #WednesdayWisdom
December 11, 2024 at 1:25 PM
"When your dreams are bigger than the places you find yourself in, sometimes you need to seek out your own reminders that there is more. And there is always more waiting for you on the other side of fear."
— Elaine Welteroth, More Than Enough
#QOTD #Motivation #WednesdayWisdom
— Elaine Welteroth, More Than Enough
#QOTD #Motivation #WednesdayWisdom
Traditional models of philanthropy and grantmaking perpetuate power imbalances.
December 8, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Traditional models of philanthropy and grantmaking perpetuate power imbalances.
Bureaucratic inefficiencies, inequitable resource distribution, and a need for more diversity in decision-making processes all deeply hinder nonprofit effectiveness.
December 8, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Bureaucratic inefficiencies, inequitable resource distribution, and a need for more diversity in decision-making processes all deeply hinder nonprofit effectiveness.
Some of the best work is done at the grassroots and local level, yet the power dynamics of philanthropy mean this expertise is often ignored or constricted by underfunding.
December 8, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Some of the best work is done at the grassroots and local level, yet the power dynamics of philanthropy mean this expertise is often ignored or constricted by underfunding.