Open Questions: The Ross Collective Blog
Sharing insights and stories on nonprofit strategy, racial equity and leadership
With authoritarianism here, will your organization have the courage to speak up and lead?
We each need to be leaders who will use our privilege and power to tell the truth about the threats to healthcare, education, climate, the legal system, racial justice, universities, and so many other parts of our society.
Three Key Questions to Keep Your Strategic Plan Relevant in Uncertain Times
Adaptive leadership is necessary to keep your strategic plan relevant in uncertain times.
Three strategic, powerful steps for leaders in this hard moment
Compassion, connection and loudly sharing about the good work you’re doing.
Celebrating Five Years (!!!) as The Ross Collective
Five organizations that have inspired us.
How effective scenario planning enables responsiveness and flexibility
Some key steps to scenario planning
Guiding a loving, compassionate way forward in a very hard moment
Information on our brand refresh and new website.
Three Ideas for Collective Strength - and Resistance - Right Now
How to stay the course towards justice at this challenging time
How to Handle Toxic Board or Staff Members: A Crucial Tip for Leaders
Leadership is standing up to toxic people - in order to build a positive organizational culture
Five Important, Energizing Steps to Planning for 2025
A strategic planning process to reflect on 2024 and plan for 2025
Four Steps to a Productive Board Retreat that Drives Positive Organizational Change
Many nonprofit boards are currently seeking to shift their focus and practices. You may be working alongside one of them!
Some words for tough days like this one
How we’re processing this tough day - and resources from other challenging times in the past
How getting angry about financial inequity has focused and energized our work
How do we build a nonprofit sector and nonprofit consulting sector in which each person is well-resourced and thrives?
Why we need to move towards love right now - even though it’s not easy
How can you widen your circle to beam love to those with different perspectives and experiences?
Why the Board Builders Symposium is Crucial Now
Why you should join us for the Board Builders' Symposium on September 26.
What recent events teach each one of us about making change
What potential energy may be on the other side of your leadership shift?
How to upgrade organizational culture even when you're not at the top
Five steps for team culture change