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The Challenge of Redesigning Your Own Website: A Reflection on Perspective

The Conundrum As the owner of a company that offers web design and development, this month I found myself facing a conundrum - the arduous task of redesigning our website. This seemingly straightforward endeavor quickly turned into quite a challenge, and I began to reflect on this. Why is it so much easier to solve design problems when building a client's website and such a pain-in-the-you-know-what when focusing on my own company's? One word: Perspective. In this reflective piece, I'll … [Read more...] about The Challenge of Redesigning Your Own Website: A Reflection on Perspective

Watch #21NTC breakout session “Intentional Facilitation Choices: Creating Online Meetings for All to Enjoy”

I recently gave a breakout session at NTEN's 21NTC conference entitled "Intentional Facilitation Choices; Creating Online Meetings for All to Enjoy." I had a wonderful group of co-presenters: Jeanne Allen, Griffen Castillo, and John Kenyon. We designed this hour-long session to provide a variety of ideas, considerations, and techniques to make your digital facilitation more equitable, accessible, inclusive, and interactive. Because the conference was virtual this year, all sessions were … [Read more...] about Watch #21NTC breakout session “Intentional Facilitation Choices: Creating Online Meetings for All to Enjoy”

5 Tips to Get Organized for an Upcoming Website Design Project

Cindy Leonard Consulting LLC recently re-designed and launched a new website for Beth Kanter, internationally recognized trainer, facilitator, and author. We worked with Eve Simon Creative, who did a wonderful job creating a visual design for the site. Beth impressed us with her organization and preparedness for the re-design process. In fact, based of 20+ years of working with clients on similar projects, she stands out as the most organized of any client so far. From this project, … [Read more...] about 5 Tips to Get Organized for an Upcoming Website Design Project

Metrics for Evaluating Nonprofit Performance

The following is a guest post by Steve Hollis of FocusCFO. FocusCFO that has been providing part-time CFO services to small and medium sized businesses ($1-30M in revenue) since 2001. They manage three key areas: cash flow, business risk and scalable growth, resulting in increased value in the business. They do this on a fractional basis, meaning clients get all the advantages of a full-time CFO on terms that are flexible and affordable, working under a recurring schedule that fits within their … [Read more...] about Metrics for Evaluating Nonprofit Performance