On April 13, 2019, the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida and the law firm of Catherine E. Davey hosted its bi-annual Low Down on Law Day event in Maitland, Florida. The first presentation by Davey was about guardianship and guardian advocacy with easy-to-understand information for families on how to navigate that legal process after your child turns 18. I followed that with a presentation on "Parents in Transition: Flattening the Learning Curve" filled with non-leg

Today another nonprofit leader I respect used the phrase “circling the wagons” to describe an organization that has closed itself off to the broader community. Moments later I read more than one social media post with the hashtag #LoveMyTribe. These were posts by non-Indigenous Peoples who were referring to their friends and family as their “tribe.” So, since all nonprofit leaders are social-justice activists of one variety or another, I decided to share some thoughts about h

Do you want to do a better job? Do you want to be intentional about your goals and methods? Well, that is what good strategic planning is all about! It’s a systemic process in which your organization agrees on—and builds commitment among key stakeholders—to priorities that are essential to your mission…AND those priorities should also be responsive to the environment around your organization. Good strategic planning also helps guide how you acquire and assign resources (time,