Tara Levy Nonprofit Consulting

In my lifetime, I haven't been able to believe it's been butter or yogurt, and now I can't believe it's almost time for our April Nonprofit AMA!

Join me and Beverly Anderson Hamilton on Thursday at 12pm CT for a free discussion about strategic planning.

I have facilitated literally hundreds of strategic planning projects as a nonprofit consultant and look forward to answering your questions about topics like process, metrics, flexibility, and anything else on your mind.

This will be a great conversation for nonprofit leaders—both staff and board members—and we welcome consultants as well, so please share this opportunity with your networks, too.

Link to sign up: https://calendly.com/taralevy/nonprofit-ama

Every nonprofit is different, but every nonprofit has a board.
Come get advice on your board this Thursday at noon with me Beverly Anderson Hamilton!

We're hosting the next installment of our Nonprofit Ask Me Anything, and based on some of the notes in the RSVPs so far, we're already anticipating conversations about recruitment, engagement, and Advisory Councils. What else is on your mind?

Learn more and sign up for this session (and the whole year of sessions at) https://bit.ly/nonprofitAMA

The Facebook prompt for posts is "What's on your mind?" and that's ours, too.

What's on your mind?
Ask us all your questions.

Join us on March 26th at 12pm CT for the next session of Nonprofit Ask Me Anything. We'll be focusing on boards and talking about anything you want to.

Learn more about this free session and series at: https://bit.ly/nonprofitAMA
Register at: https://calendly.com/taralevy/nonprofit-ama

Beverly Anderson Hamilton and I are hosting a free year-long series of AMAs to support nonprofits this year. February's topic is "Employee Management & Engagement." We'll be talking about how to set nonprofit staff up for success...and anything else on your minds!

Do you have HR questions? Bring 'em.
Do you have org chart questions? Let's hear 'em.
Do you wanna discuss evaluations? So do we.
Looking for some nonprofit professional development? You just found some.

It's on Thursday, February 19th at 12pm Central.

When you sign up, you can share some of the questions on your mind, or you can just share them live during the AMA session itself.

Learn more about this free series at https://bit.ly/nonprofitAMA
Sign up for February's (and any other month's) session at https://calendly.com/taralevy/nonprofit-ama

Beverly Anderson Hamilton and I love talking about nonprofits and solving things together, so us deciding to turn our regular chats into a monthly series was likely inevitable.

Check out our list of topics for 2026 and make plans to join us for any (or all) of these helpful conversations and community. Whether you're on the board or staff of a nonprofit, whether you're located in Austin or Anchorage, these sessions are for anyone, anywhere.

Totally free, totally live, and totally relevant.

Here are the details: https://lnkd.in/gppVizgw

Please help us spread the word ◡̈

OMG y'all. I have had to switch from Outlook Mail to Apple Mail because of some weird Microsoft glitch that I spent tooooooo looooooonnnnnngggg trying to solve.

And now I'm setting up my first out-of-office message in Apple Mail using "rules" instead of a traditional OOO set-up. I did not realize that if I didn't specify that the rule was for new messages only, it would crawl through every email I've ever sent and send my OOO message.

So now I have tons of folks writing and asking about things and making me more things to do as I'm working on checking out. I'm happy for an excuse to reconnect with folks on old projects, but now I'm reconnecting by saying "oops tech glitch" and not some strategically insightful thing.

Sigh.

Apologies to those of you who are getting this seemingly random message from me, and here's to reconnecting!

tara levy I'm looking forward to (re)connecting!

I've always been game for some online self-profiling. I was an early adopter with Cosmopolitan quizzes and important BuzzFeed tests like What Star Wars Character Are You? (General-Princess Leia, obv.) But I also love 16Personalities, CliftonStrengths, the DISC, and the Enneagram tests.

I've now found This Brilliant Quiz by Adobe to identify , and I'm a .

According to the assessment, my "gaze is fixed on the horizon, where [I] see possibilities others cannot yet imagine. True vision, [I] know, is unconstrained by present limitations. [I] see beyond the ordinary, past the mess and the mundane, to a more refined reality."

I think this is why I enjoy so much. I love the opportunity to figure out what is next with a group of people dedicated to important missions.

It says "The world depends on the Luminary to dream the future into being."

I am so grateful to be able to do this work and look forward to the future of more exciting nonprofit collaborations.

Take the quiz to find out what your Creative Type is...and tell me what other assessments you think I'll enjoy!

Creative Types by Adobe My creative type is Luminary, and we’re known for our expansive vision and belief in possibility. Take the quiz and share yours with . https://adobe.ly/2CFU2Pa

During the pandemic, one of the long-term virtual experiences I had was teaching Nonprofit Leadership & Management to two groups in southeastern New Mexico through The Center for Professional Education at UT Austin. That has led to some great relationships with organizations there, and I'm just getting back from a fantastic weekend in Carlsbad.

To continue the community collaboration of the class, Joanna Wells started the Carlsbad Community Impact Council, and not only did I get to speak with them about strategic planning on Friday, I also received the first and only mug printed with their logo!

On Saturday, I spent my day with the amazing board and staff of Eddy County CASA working on their strategic plan. Their team is incredible, and I was so caught up in the great work we were doing I only remembered to snap a photo of their new outdoor signage!

In between working, I drove up to Cloudcroft to check out the first snowfall of the season, and afterwards, I went to the Carlsbad "Beach" because I am a big believer in doing more than just work stuff when I go on a work trip. I love seeing the places the people work in and getting to better understand their worlds. And I love the water--frozen and liquid!

I actually really enjoy working virtually with groups, and I'm always looking for ways to level-up the experience and make it more user-friendly and enjoyable.

Totally adding a cursor parking lot into the slides I'm working on right now.

What other tips do y'all have?

The ED posting for Women In Neuroscience closes on Tuesday. We’re looking for a dynamic leader who is excited to champion our mission and path forward.

Please check out our job posting and make sure the talented folks in your network see it in time to apply:

Women in Neuroscience Executive Director Job Posting.pdf