May is Mental Health Awareness month. Give yourself permission to take a break. It can be as simple as taking a deep breath in and out before reading on. You can also try to find time to do something that brings you joy, spend more time with family, or reach out to a friend who’s been struggling lately.
Stress, loneliness, and insecurity plague us all. Don’t forget: you matter.
If you don't know where to start, Mental Health America has some great free resources so you can learn, act, and advocate for your own well-being.
We’ll showcase how Canadian nonprofit leaders can process donations and generate CRA compliant tax receipts directly in their Salesforce environment.
Sign up here for our webinar on Thursday, May 23rd at 12 pm ET.
Catch me at the Impact Partner Summit
Only a few days to go until the Impact Partner Summit in sunny Livermore, CA. I had the fortune of attending the first IPS last September and it was the most unique conference I’ve ever attended.
Organizations that serve the nonprofit, education, and other impact sectors are treated to insights from experts in the field. Great talks and an atmosphere designed for easy, free-flowing conversation.
If you’re attending or if you’re in the Bay Area, let me know! If you’re interested in getting last-minute tickets, you can find them here.
What We’re Reading
We all have projects we want to get done, yet we so often underestimate the work required and go beyond our projected scope, schedule, or budget (sometimes all three!).
In fact, according to extensive research of over 16,000 projects conducted by author and academic Bent Flyberg, only 8.5% of projects meet cost and time estimates while only 0.5% meet cost, time, and expected benefit projections. With such miniscule success rates, it begs the question: why do so few projects get it right?
How to Get Big Things Done covers the main reasons why projects leaders miss the mark, with practical advice that you can begin applying immediately. It combines experience from real-life situations with behavioral psychology literature, with the author having notable connections to the work of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky (the brilliant minds behind Thinking, Fast and Slow – another essential read).
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