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Last chance: the Manager Working Group starts Monday, October 19.Four weekly sessions of Compassionate Accountability — ...
10/13/2026

Last chance: the Manager Working Group starts Monday, October 19.

Four weekly sessions of Compassionate Accountability — trauma-informed leadership, emotional agility, building team trust, and managing difficult conversations — with a small peer cohort and individualized coaching you can put to work right away.

Spots are capped and filling. Open to everyone; members save 25% with code Member25.

Register before it starts at the link in bio

Hot Take 🔥 The emotional intelligence that matters most isn't reading your team — it's reading yourself.Most of us can s...
10/07/2026

Hot Take 🔥 The emotional intelligence that matters most isn't reading your team — it's reading yourself.

Most of us can spot when a colleague is stressed. Far fewer of us catch our own frustration before it slips into a clipped reply, a rushed decision, or a meeting we walk into already running on empty. Self-awareness is the unglamorous half of EI, and it's the half that quietly sets the tone for everyone else.

When was the last time you noticed your own mood was about to steer a conversation — and paused before it did? Share it below 👇

✨ The Manager Working Group is back — and this one's open to everyone.This fall's theme is Compassionate Accountability:...
10/05/2026

✨ The Manager Working Group is back — and this one's open to everyone.

This fall's theme is Compassionate Accountability: how to hold high performance standards while leading with empathy and a trauma-informed approach. It's a small peer cohort that meets once a week for four weeks to work through real management challenges together — capped enrollment, the same faces each session, and individualized peer coaching you can put to work right away. You don't have to be a member to join, though members save 25% with code Member25.

Mondays, Oct 19 – Nov 9 (9:00–11:30 AM PT). Over the four sessions we'll cover:
• Trauma-Informed Leadership
• Emotional Agility
• Building Team Trust
• Managing Difficult Conversations

Facilitated by HR executive Rachel Henton. Spots are limited, so now's the time to claim yours. Register for the Working Group here: https://champ.ly/Iwkdenr0

Fill-in-the-Blank Friday ✍️ 'The best manager I ever had always made sure to ___.'Drop your answer below — bonus points ...
10/02/2026

Fill-in-the-Blank Friday ✍️ 'The best manager I ever had always made sure to ___.'

Drop your answer below — bonus points if it's something you've stolen for your own leadership style.

Hot Take 🔥 Most new nonprofit managers aren't undertrained on strategy — they're undertrained on people.You can hand som...
09/30/2026

Hot Take 🔥 Most new nonprofit managers aren't undertrained on strategy — they're undertrained on people.

You can hand someone a strategic plan on day one. What takes longer to build is the judgment to know when to step in, when to step back, and how to earn credibility with a team that used to be your peers.

What's the leadership lesson nobody warned you about before you became a manager? Tell us in the comments 👇

📌 We dig into exactly this in MM1: Leadership, live next Tuesday, October 6. Register here: https://champ.ly/XuGAwizG

Not a member? Join today at npsolutions.org.

Save the dates! 📅 Our October virtual workshop lineup is here.Swipe through for all seven — then save this post so you d...
09/28/2026

Save the dates! 📅 Our October virtual workshop lineup is here.

Swipe through for all seven — then save this post so you don't miss one:

Oct 6 · Leadership (Mindful Manager 1)
Oct 15 · Emotional Intelligence (Mindful Manager 2)
Oct 19 · Manager Working Group, Session 1
Oct 21 · Intro to Excel, Beginner (Specialty Workshop)
Oct 22 · Attention (Time) Management (Mindful Manager 3)
Oct 26 · Manager Working Group, Session 2
Oct 27 · Conflict Resolution (Mindful Manager 6)

All virtual, all starting at 9:00 AM PT. Mindful Manager workshops are free for members.

Looking to register or not a member yet? Join today: https://champ.ly/KxJk1UD9

We all have the same distraction eating our workday. Most of us just haven't found what actually beats it.We're crowdsou...
09/25/2026

We all have the same distraction eating our workday. Most of us just haven't found what actually beats it.

We're crowdsourcing attention management strategies: what's your biggest distraction, and what's actually worked to manage it? Drop yours below — someone out there needs it today.

Hot take: Annual performance reviews are one of the least effective management tools we have — and nonprofits are still ...
09/23/2026

Hot take: Annual performance reviews are one of the least effective management tools we have — and nonprofits are still treating them like the gold standard.

Waiting 12 months to tell someone where they stand isn't accountability. It's avoidance with paperwork.

High-performing teams give real-time feedback, set clear expectations continuously, and don't save hard conversations for a once-a-year form.

Does your organization's performance management system actually improve performance — or just document it?

👇 Be honest. What would you change?

📊 Specialty Workshop: Intro to ExcelSpreadsheets shouldn't slow down your mission. Join us for a hands-on virtual worksh...
09/21/2026

📊 Specialty Workshop: Intro to Excel

Spreadsheets shouldn't slow down your mission. Join us for a hands-on virtual workshop where you'll build real confidence with Excel basics, formulas, formatting, and data tools you can put to work right away in your nonprofit.

🗓 October 21, 2026
⏰ 9–11 AM PT
💻 Virtual & hands-on

Whether you're wrangling budgets, tracking donors, or reporting on impact, this session will help you work smarter. Register today at npsolutions.org

Great teams aren't built on complicated frameworks. They're built on something simple everyone brings to the table.Finis...
09/19/2026

Great teams aren't built on complicated frameworks. They're built on something simple everyone brings to the table.

Finish the sentence: my team performs at its best when everyone brings _______ to the table. Share yours below.

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