Consultants Corner
Enjoy team member updates and an exploration of additional topics including emerging trends, legislative updates, leadership insights, and unique challenges and solutions in the sector, providing a broad spectrum of information to help organizations navigate complex environments and innovate effectively.
What’s Wrong With a Salary?
What's Wrong With A Salary? I recently attended a service event with my son, organized by a group I’m affiliated with. The organization we were volunteering with was new to me, and I really [...]
Building Donor Relationships with Captain Obvious at the Helm
Building Donor Relationships with Captain Obvious at the Helm We all know these things. They're simple, straightforward, basic, and obvious. But don't underestimate the power of these enduring truths. Don't assume your team knows them, [...]
What I Didn’t Understand About Board Work – Until I Was In Charge
What I Didn't Understand About Board Work - Until I Was In Charge I thought I was so ready to serve on another board. I was delighted to be asked. I knew and loved the [...]
Stronger Fundraising Starts Before the Ask
Great fundraising doesn’t happen by accident. It happens with preparation. Too often, nonprofit leaders and board members are asked to participate in fundraising without the opportunity to practice the conversation. The result? Hesitation, inconsistent messaging, [...]
Finding Balance: What a Stressful Year Taught Me About Rest, Joy, and Letting Go
Finding Balance: What a Stressful Year Taught Me About Rest, Joy, and Letting Go Last year was one of the most stressful years of my life, and it caught me [...]
Holiday Traditions and Intentions from The Rome Group Team
As the year comes to a close, the team at The Rome Group is pausing to reflect on the traditions that ground us and the intentions that help us slow down during the holiday [...]
When the Going is Tough, the Tough Get Together
Whether you’re in a large or small nonprofit, a startup or a long-standing institution, working in the arts, animal welfare, education, human services, or social justice—you’re likely feeling uncertain, worried, and perhaps under siege. [...]
30 Years of The Rome Group
30 Years of The Rome Group: A Legacy of Nonprofit Consulting & Community Impact For 30 years, The Rome Group has been a trusted partner for nonprofits, helping them develop strategies, secure funding, [...]
3 Key Things a Capital Campaign Can Raise (Beyond Just Money)
By Jason Huff, MBA Consultant | Capital Campaigns, Fundraising Strategy, Coaching Capital campaigns are focused, time-limited efforts aimed at raising significant funds for a specific project. Successful campaigns are judged by whether they [...]
Consultants Corner
Consultants Corner Enjoy team member updates and an exploration of additional topics including emerging trends, legislative updates, leadership insights, and unique challenges and solutions in the sector, providing a broad spectrum of [...]
It’s Lonely At The Top
By Nikki Goldstein, MSW Consultant | Operations, Management, Board Development, Executive Coaching I clearly remember my first day on the job as Executive Director of a nonprofit. All those years ago, it still [...]
The Rome Group’s In & Outs for 2024
Disclaimer: This list should not be interpreted as an expert comment on trends in the nonprofit sector. This is simply a glimpse into The Rome Group’s collective sense of humor. INS: Authentic personal interactions [...]
Engaging Your Audience Through Your Annual Report
By Sarah Plumb, Consultant for Grant Writing, Communications, Special Projects The arrival of the yearbook was my second-favorite part of the end of the school year (the first was, obviously, the end of [...]
Data Management —Your Secret Weapon for Increased Donor Satisfaction & Higher Revenue
By Rachel Broom, MPA, Consultant for Fundraising, Major Gifts Maria had been staring at the numbers on her computer screen for hours. Finally, she closed her laptop and headed home. While sleeping that night, [...]
Nonprofit Spring Cleaning
By Mary Pat O’Gorman, MS, Consultant for Grant Writing & Fundraising Warm weather, spring sunshine and the return of songbirds gives us all a little extra energy to take on tasks that we [...]
Philanthropic Gift & Grant Writing – A Unique Form of Storytelling
“Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” Forrest Gump, with this iconic line in the very first scene of the movie, had us hooked. [...]
Where’s The Board?
By Elizabeth Pickard, Consultant for Planning, Program Development and Effectiveness Our clients and monthly executive director meet up participants are reporting a new, higher level of concern about board engagement in the post-COVID vaccine [...]
Meet Tessa!
Meet Tessa: A graduate student completing her final practicum at The Rome Group for the fulfillment of her Master’s degree in Social Work at The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. Tessa [...]
Feeling Accomplished – Building a Strong Strategic Plan
Perhaps you said this at the end of your strategic planning process too! Perhaps, like me, you really enjoy strategic planning: The laser focus on measurable goals that will advance an organization’s mission, the [...]
Ways to Retain Staff
This month, the CEO Message is a special feature by Elizabeth Pickard. Elizabeth is an enormously talented consultant at The Rome Group who has assisted numerous nonprofits with their strategic plans. She is also [...]
