7 Paradoxes of Nonprofit Leadership

Nobody warned you that the longer you’re a nonprofit leader, the more confusing it could get. Not in a bad way, necessarily. But in the way that anyone who has led a nonprofit organization for more than a few years knows: The job has a way of defying the logic...

EOS and Nonprofit Fundraising: Why Donor Development Gets Overlooked

 [ This is part of a larger EOS vs. ImpactOS series of article. Find all articles here. ]  This may be a surprising thought if your fundraising is stuck or stalled, but your fundraising is not broken. It’s actually your operating system. Your operating system is...

6 Reasons Wildly Successful Nonprofits Are Now Stalling Out

There’s a particular kind of pain that nobody talks about in the nonprofit sector. It’s not the pain of failure. It’s the pain of having built something real, a mission that works, a team that believes, a community that depends on you, and watching...

EOS for Nonprofits: Why a Profit-First System Often Falls Short

[ This is part of an ongoing series about EOS vs. ImpactOS. Find all articles here. ] EOS was built for to generate more profit for businesses. Nothing wrong with that at all, and it’s why over 300,000 businesses use the EOS framework. It’s great for...

EOS vs ImpactOS Case Study

[ This is part of an ongoing series about EOS vs. ImpactOS. Find all articles here. ] This is the “Cliff’s Notes” version of this Case Study. You can download the in-depth, data-driven Case Study and analysis here.  Part 1 – The RISE Case Study...

The Problem With EOS for Nonprofits? No Strategy.

 [ We have an ongoing EOS vs ImpactOS series of articles to help people make the decision that’s best for them. Find all articles here. ]  EOS has helped thousands of organizations bring structure, discipline, and operational clarity to their work. For many nonprofit...