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We all love a good scare. It’s a little unhealthy really. Whether you pay strangers to jump out at you at an overpriced amusement...

Nonprofits are weird. In no other industry will you find unpaid volunteers overseeing multi-million dollar budgets and staff....

In our last blog we listed some signs you might be ready to move on from your current job – and we gave you the nudge to...

There’s this thought that’s been eating at you. “Maybe I’m the problem.” Things just aren’t going quite right. You’ve tried...

One of the most frequently asked questions we revolve around is how to find passionate, engaged, committed nonprofit board...

One of the most wonderful (and terrible) things about recruiting for the nonprofit sector is that EVERYONE wants to work...

We spend a lot of time interviewing current and former Executive Directors and we’ve discovered a dirty little secret in...

2017 was a year of big things for Envision Consulting. We kicked off the year in our new office in Pasadena with two new...

Organizations spend a lot of time on job descriptions. TOO MUCH time. In any given five-page job description, there are countless...

Here’s the good news: nonprofit leadership opportunities are opening up. Cue the bad news: we swiped left on your LinkedIn...

Every day, we talk to nonprofit staff and board leaders who, most of the time, are certain about what their organizations...

Interviews are inherently no fun. While candidates can spend days worrying over the right outfit, the right answers, and...

We haven’t talked about it much here, but an election happened in 2016.  In the nonprofit industry, especially in California,...

Bad job descriptions are ruining everything. MAYBE it's because we're partners, consultants, and interviewers, or maybe...

Being a parent often involves learning mountains of information you never thought you'd need to know – from the names of...

FEBRUARY 14th: The day when cupid strikes via the cheesy Valentine’s cards and 99 cent-priced bags of chocolate kisses that...

Sunday morning: you feel like you've hit rock bottom and hit the snooze button one more time, not because you’re tired...

'Tis the season for not just giving, but giving back. We've compiled a list of the top 25 Los Angeles holiday drives that...

Let’s play a little game of truth or dare. We’ll start-TRUTH: we hate it when you hire other nonprofit consultants instead...

We’ve all been on THAT date before: The anticipation builds as you get ready to see that special someone, you put on your...

When it comes to nonprofit culture, no one is more loved or reviled than founders. Founders, for those of you unfamiliar...

Let’s play Board meeting bingo. Are you ready?  We’re guessing it will take you about 7 minutes into your next meeting...

It sucks. You’ve sent out resume after resume and you can’t seem to get a call-in for an interview.  Who do they even...

Unless you've hidden in an underground bomb shelter for the last few years,you've seen the memes about the "what my mom thinks...

We know it's alluring. You've been rescuing dogs for five years, working silent auctions on the weekends, and serving on...

We’ll be honest and take the cat out of the bag (or rather, bunny out of the magic hat). We held a round table at the office...

Beware Of These 6 Types of Dysfunctional & Destructive Board Members!We know that safaris are a little passé, but when...

We’re really enjoying nonprofit executive recruiting. We meet a lot of amazing, talented people and it’s been our pleasure...

Imagine you’re a nonprofit consulting/recruiting firm and you get a call from Anna at ABC Nonprofit. Anna would like some...

We love you nonprofits. We do. We're here for you, we're committed to you, we want to see you grow and thrive and serve more...

On my first day at Envision Consulting, partner Matt Kamin sat me down and said to me, “Now that you’re all settled in the...

'Tis the season for not just giving, but giving back. We've compiled a list of the top 25 Los Angeles holiday drives that...

It feels like the 7th grade social all over again. You get all dressed up, they bring in special snacks to the gym….er…Board...

Two weeks ago, we highlighted George, the non-entrepreneurial leader who led his organization to financial peril. These tall,...

PREPARE TO BE SPOOKED WITH OUR REAL LIFE HORROR STORIESWe won’t bore you with talk of ghoulish haunted homes or creepy things...

*when you should be hiring an employeeOK, so we know it might sound a little counter-productive for a consulting company...

You took advice from the marketing gods and you created a Facebook page for your organization. You’ve started posting regularly...

But That's Not An Excuse for Bad Employee Retention By now your Facebook has been inundated with about a thousand different...

Poor Board Members. Here they are: generously donating their time, taking on personal responsibility and haranguing their...

Better leveraging technology for fundraisingTechnology is a gift. And a curse. The same beautiful technology that allows...

No matter what your mission, your location, or the age of your organization, there is one thing that binds all nonprofit...

  Love our blog and need help with your marketing efforts? We can help. Need more Boardmembers who read our blog? We're...

1987 was a great year. We’re talking 61% overall job satisfaction and “Walk Like An Egyptian” topped the Billboard charts....

(Don't ditch out on branding.)Nobody wants to be the "bad" brand. Bad brands end up at the bottom of life's laundry bin....

You’ve been listening and working. You’ve been blogging, connecting on social media and networking and now, your efforts...

There's a lot of talk going on about bullying today, and while we tend to think of the schoolyard bully demanding lunch money...

So your best friend, business partner or mother-in-law just asked you to join a Board of Directors for a non-profit organization....

As nonprofit professionals, we're pulled in a million directions. Not only do we have an organization to maintain with all...

(clearing up stubborn fundraising myths) So there is a lot of buzz about the ever-changing landscape of donor cultivation,...