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Year-End Planner

Leadership

September 26, 2022

Five tips to keep your team motivated during year-end

The year-end appeal season is right around the corner. Hopefully, your fundraising and marketing teams have already...

Sara Lundenberger - VP, Nonprofit services & operations

Sara Lundenberger - VP, Nonprofit services & operations

Coworker relationships

Leadership Quick tips

May 26, 2022

Creating healthy coworker relationships (and why it’s important)

Coworker relationships can be hard to navigate. Healthy relationships at work can sometimes make or break your career....

Sara Lundenberger - VP, Nonprofit services & operations

Sara Lundenberger - VP, Nonprofit services & operations

Positive work relationships

Leadership Networking

February 25, 2021

Forming good working relationships and why they're important

It's important to make sure your work relationships are healthy — after all, we spend a considerable amount of time at...

Sara Lundenberger - VP, Nonprofit services & operations

Sara Lundenberger - VP, Nonprofit services & operations

Team meeting

Leadership

November 19, 2020

Eight attributes of strong leaders and teams

Throughout my career, I have spent a great deal of time studying leadership. Some of that study was from working and...

Amy Wong, president, Dot Org Solutions

Amy Wong, president, Dot Org Solutions

Two business professionals meeting

Leadership

October 8, 2020

Picking the best vendor partner or contractor for your company

This blog was originally published on September 20, 2019. Like most small agencies and consulting firms, we outsource...

Amy Wong, president, Dot Org Solutions

Amy Wong, president, Dot Org Solutions

Hosting a meeting

Leadership Nonprofit consulting

August 23, 2019

Three operational changes leaders must make to propel their business

I believe the best way to propel your nonprofit or small business is to look for methods to improve your operations....

Amy Wong, president, Dot Org Solutions

Amy Wong, president, Dot Org Solutions

Professional typing on computer

Leadership Nonprofit consulting

February 21, 2019

Six ways to become a transparent nonprofit leader

I've frequently come across the topic of transparent leadership and how it relates to building and maintaining a strong...

Amy Wong, president, Dot Org Solutions

Amy Wong, president, Dot Org Solutions

Giving a speech

Leadership Events Quick tips

October 8, 2018

Nine tips on how to write and prepare an engaging speech

Writing and preparing an engaging speech can be daunting. Sure, you could hire someone to help you develop and...

Dot Org Content Team

Dot Org Content Team

Business icons in notebook

Leadership Nonprofit consulting

September 24, 2018

Seven things leaders can do to run their nonprofit like a business

If you’re an executive director at a nonprofit, I wouldn’t be surprised if you have heard the following declaration...

Amy Wong, president, Dot Org Solutions

Amy Wong, president, Dot Org Solutions