Here's a question we ask organizations during transition work: Who can get into the bank account? Sometimes there's an immediate answer, and often there's a pause. Sometimes the answer is essentially, “Well... [insert person's name] can.” That becomes a much bigger problem when that person leaves. The same thing can happen with email accounts, software platforms, social media, shared systems, and two-factor authentication. So we created something to help. Introducing the Access &...

Every executive director, founder, and board chair will leave someday. The only question is whether it happens on your terms or in a crisis. We wanted a lighter way to start that conversation, so we made two puzzles: a Leaving Well crossword and a Leaving Well word search. Each puzzle holds 16 terms that every nonprofit leader, board member, and funder should have in their back pocket. A few are easy, and a few might make you pause (one clue asks what too many organizations don’t have until...

On October 1, Bishop Mariann Budde announced she will resign as head of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. She'll stay in the role until her successor is consecrated in June 2028 (Religion News Service, via National Catholic Reporter). Two things stood out to me: Bishop Budde used the words “leaving well™️.” She told RNS she wants her successor and the diocese to thrive after she's gone. That's the whole point of the work we do. The runway is long. Nearly two years from announcement to...