By Amy Wong - President Featured in photo: Members of Amy's improv class at the Beck Center for the Arts. Several months ago, I was having lunch with one of my peers in the fundraising consulting field. And I told him I really wanted...
3 operational changes leaders must make to propel their nonprofit or small business
By Amy Wong – President I believe the best way to propel your nonprofit or small business is to look for methods to improve your operations. When your systems and day-to-day items are working well, you can better deal with the curveballs that come your way. As...
Prioritizing when it doesn’t seem possible
By Amy Wong – President We’ve all had “that kind of week” (or month, year, etc.). I’m sure you know what I am talking about. It’s the kind of week where everything you need to do is a priority and ranking those priorities seems impossible. For me, the...
A quarter of change: Our first Dot Org blog recap of 2019
By the Dot Org Solutions team We are close to wrapping up the first quarter of the work year – and it has been full of change. Over the past three months, the Dot Org Solutions team has: Hired a manager of marketing and PR services (welcome to the team, Kayleigh!)...
Know your numbers – 4 fundraising metrics nonprofit leaders should know and track
By Amy Wong – President Nonprofit leaders must pay attention to many details – numbers served, outcomes, staffing percentages, budgets and dollars raised. In our work at Dot Org, however, we often find that leaders aren’t tracking or monitoring some key...