Now that the 2023 tax season is out of the way, there’s something else coming: beginning fiscal year 2024. Like many people, you probably cringed at the thought… If you’re feeling overwhelmed about where to start, you’re not alone. Making a budget can feel downright intimidating! The good news is you’re only four steps away…
You’d be hard-pressed to find a nonprofit that doesn’t agree that it’s important to “get the word out” about their mission, vision, and programs. But that desire can produce a kind of “rise and grind” mindset that often gets in the way of spreading the mission, and worse—jeopardizes nonprofit organizational health. This focused sense of…
In our modern technology and service-driven culture, it’s inevitable that the long hours, constant availability, and demands on social and mental energy will lead to burnout at some point. While many people experience burnout early on in life when balancing school, work, and social activities, it can be difficult to manage as a nonprofit or…
A grant could be the leg up your team needs to meet its goals this year… but sometimes, grants get a bad rap. Why? Because the effort required to finally be awarded the money often feels like jumping through a thousand flaming hoops. Today, let’s chat about what grants are and why they’re so important,…
When working a day-to-day job, many people struggle with fulfillment in their work. If you’re filing paperwork or managing meetings, your mind might wonder: why is this document important? This email? What is the significance of my work? Nonprofits provide many with the opportunity to devote time to the things that have inherent value, and volunteers…
Let’s talk about goal setting and why there is nothing magical about January 1. At Anna Montgomery & Co, we do our planning for the year in February. To understand why, take a trip back in time with me… My journey with goal setting started as a little kid. I have a journal that I…
When we think of business crises, we tend to think of major, famous disasters such as the BP oil spill, Chipotle’s E. coli outbreak, wildfires that take out entire regions, or maybe even COVID-19. For smaller organizations, the crises that turn into PR disasters seem out of the picture. But business crises can affect them…
2022 was a busy year for Anna Montgomery & Co, for the small businesses and nonprofits that we partnered with, and probably for you, too. We’re already looking ahead to what’s coming in 2023, but we also want to take time to look back and both reflect on and celebrate this past year. With that,…
In workplace culture, people talk a lot about collaboration these days. Why is collaboration so important? It can boost innovation, bolster productivity, help your team learn flexibility, and even keep you all healthy—just to name a few perks. But one of the clearest benefits is collaborating to avoid burnout. Every growing organization faces a day…
Leading a nonprofit is a full-time job. In the start-up phase, when nonprofit teams are small and jobs are shared, it’s easy to communicate with team members about contacts made or tasks completed. In the flurry of growth activity, however, important information often becomes hard to locate because it’s spread across team member post-it notes,…
