Free Team Building Using Tools You Already Have (And Why Your Brain Needs It)
Elevate your team building and wellness by implementing play from the tools you already have, without spending a dime.
Funders Are People, Too: Build a Funder Relationship Before You Submit
How and why to build a funder relationship to increase your proposal strength and gain a supporter. Grant writing can sometimes feel like a numbers game: draft the narrative, gather the data, hit submit, and hope someone on the other end reads it closely. It’s an easy pattern to fall into, especially when you’re busy … Read More
5 Opportunities to Strengthen Your Program Evaluation
You’re already doing it right, let’s make it even more impactful.
Coaching Might Be the Conversation You Didn’t Know You Needed
Diving deep into Partner for Better’s unique approach to coaching. We’ll explore exactly what coaching means and how that may work for you.
When Sarah Met Kasey: A Radical Love Origin Story
How did the co-conspirators of Partner for Better meet? Sarah takes you along with a story based in radical love and a shared passion and love for nonprofits.
Good Enough Program Evaluation
Use data with curiosity and care through radical love rather than blame. Program evaluation helps nonprofits move beyond good intentions.
Client Spotlight: Strategic Planning with Jabberwocky Studio
In this article, we discuss strategic planning with our client, Jabberwocky.
Let Data Power your Strategy
Don’t turn the page on last year’s data Back in the olden days, we read actual books in elementary school—paper pages, big headphones, and a cassette or CD that played along while you followed the text. My favorite part was always the voice that said, “BEEP… turn the page.” I still say it. Yes, it … Read More
Permission for Nonprofit Fun
Your December Nonprofit Permission Slip for FUN December in nonprofit land is… a lot. With nearly 30% of all donations happening this month, fundraising goes into turbo mode while program teams juggle reports, client surveys, and a steady stream of “can-you-do-this-before-year-end?” requests. It’s chaos wrapped in holiday lights. Here’s hoping you can still grab a … Read More
Finding New Funders for 2026: Grant Research That Works
New Year. New Funders. New You. If you’re heading into 2026 thinking, “We need new funders,” you’re not alone. Plenty of misconceptions float around the nonprofit world, like: The reality? Only about 1 in 10 grants is funded. Grant writing is time-intensive, competitive, and rarely quick. Many proposals take months to review — and some … Read More