This podcast conversation with Kate Harris landed differently than most. Kate runs KHG Nonprofit Strategy and has spent years doing work that most of us avoid: mergers, dissolutions, and what she calls "structural change." Not because organizations are failing, but because structure is the vehicle—not the destination. Here's what stuck with me: Your mission is your destination. Structure is just the vehicle getting you there. Most nonprofits pick a vehicle and never reassess whether it still...

*We are continuing our experiment with a longer form email structure. Less quick + easy, more deep + thoughtful." Would love to hear your thoughts! You're reading this because you know the power of transitions. Maybe you're an ED planning your exit, a board member preparing for leadership change, or a funder watching organizations navigate the uncertainty of what comes next. Today's conversation is about something we rarely discuss: how to give everything to work you know will end. My guest,...

*We are experimenting with a longer form email structure. Less quick + easy, more deep + thoughtful." Would love to hear your thoughts! I just finished a podcast conversation about sabbaticals with Alexander Lapa, and he said something that stuck: "I always had the perception of sabbatical as being a one-time thing, but I just realized there's no actual limit to it." That moment of recognition? It's exactly what needs to happen in boardrooms across the nonprofit sector. Let's Address the...