Janice ChanGiving thanks, 2018 edition“I was surprised that there’s a holiday that everyone celebrates.” — Mayada Anjari, a Syrian refugee preparing her first Thanksgiving meal…Nov 21, 2018Nov 21, 2018
Janice ChaninThe Nonprofit RevolutionEmotionally spent from the news?If you’re in the business of making things better, the world can be an exhausting place. Lately, the news seems particularly filled with…Jul 18, 2018Jul 18, 2018
Janice ChaninThe Nonprofit RevolutionMultiple Hat Syndrome Part II: When It’s Not Just You AnymoreCongratulations! You’re finally getting some help with your multiple hats and getting to delegate some of those hats that have become…Jun 27, 2018Jun 27, 2018
Janice ChaninThe Nonprofit RevolutionMultiple Hat Syndrome and how to manage it“Finally, I know what you do!” said my dad after I started my current job as a technical trainer. This is the most specialized job I’ve…May 9, 2018May 9, 2018
Janice ChaninThe Nonprofit RevolutionThe true cost of trade-offs: Who can we afford to lose?Mission driven organizations are not immune to harassment or bullying or toxic work environments. The Oxfam scandal is a recent example, as…May 9, 2018May 9, 2018
Janice ChaninThe Nonprofit RevolutionMissed (Nonprofit) Connections: Finding community when you’re a one-person shopIn over a decade of working in the non profit sector, I have never had a colleague with the same exact job. In fact, the last time I had a…Apr 26, 2018Apr 26, 2018
Janice ChanIs growing our nonprofits imperative to achieve our missions?If your business is helping people, don’t you want to help the most people you possibly can?Apr 21, 2018Apr 21, 2018
Janice ChanStop wasting institutional knowledge (and your team’s time)How was I supposed to know to ask about what I don’t know?!?Apr 8, 2018Apr 8, 2018
Janice ChanHow to work with freelancers in an area you know nothing aboutThe first time I worked on a website redesign, it was not pretty. Not the design of the site but the process. I had copy and pictures and…Feb 22, 2018Feb 22, 2018
Janice ChanWe’re all crafting an image — but whose?We’ve been over how people give to people. The last two months you have probably been receiving fundraising appeals that follow some…Feb 8, 2018Feb 8, 2018