Open Questions: The Ross Collective Blog
Sharing insights and stories on nonprofit strategy, racial equity and leadership
How finding our interconnectedness creates healthy leadership for all
What changes do we need to make to think bigger?
How embracing transparency is scary, and essential, for healthy organizational leadership
Our series on healthy leadership continues with this post from Corey Newhouse and Jessica Manta-Meyer on steps that Public Profit, a consulting firm, has taken to become a healthier, more transparent organization.
Three Critical Practices For Healthy Organizational Leadership
Why is one group of leaders able to come together and build something that is respectful and caring and generative for themselves and their community – even synergistic?
For resilient leadership right now, ask these three important questions
To be alive right now is to hold grief and love
Our best emerging insights from celebrating 100 newsletters
Our voices and our perspectives matter
How moving from competition to collaboration deliciously expands the pie
The importance of discovering and living our collaborative advantage
Don’t miss this critical last step of strategic planning
Making it through the final mile of planning.
How planning gets everyone on the same page and builds commitment
Moving from vision to strategies and goals
Strategic Planning Kickoff
How to set up your strategic planning process so that it is ready to blast off towards the stars…
How long does it take to create a strategic plan?
A good strategic plan needs time to ripen.
The first step to creating an impactful, effective strategic plan
Get the right people at the table - or in the circle.
The Honest Advice about Change I Wish I Didn’t Have to Give Last Week
People have to want change in order to move towards it.
Four Steps to Find a Sustainable Financial Path
How to go forward when needs outpace funding
A key first step for strategic planning
Notice and acknowledge the best work you are already doing and figure out how to do more of that.
Nonprofit Strategic Plan Examples
What does a strategic plan include? The Ross Collective led strategic plans for the organizations below; click on each link to see the strategic plan.
This post shares the vision, mission, strategies and goals for nonprofit strategic planning clients.
5 Steps to Planning for 2023
Planning helps us think about where we want to go…and the steps to get there.
11 Reasons Why You Need an Effective Retreat Facilitator
When people ask me the value of hiring a retreat facilitator, I think back to Mark…