The First Year-End Under the New Tax Rules: How to Tell Your Fall Story So Donors Act
This is the first year-end giving season under the new federal tax rules, and most of your donors have no idea what changed. Starting in 2026, people who take the standard deduction can write off up to $1,000 in cash gifts ($2,000 for married couples), while itemizers face a new floor that trims part of their charitable deduction. That’s a real opportunity for nonprofits that can explain it clearly, and a missed one for those that don’t. The most effective fall campaigns do t
Stop Planning for Retirement. Start Planning for Succession.
The Wall Street Journal recently reported what many of us in law firm management have known for years: senior partners aren't retiring. Large firms are responding with mandatory retirement ages, pension packages, and even consultants who help partners find a new passion after law. That's one answer. But it assumes the goal is to get the senior partner out the door, and it's built for firms with hundreds of partners and the budget to match. It doesn't do much for the 15-lawyer
Everyone’s Busy, But Nothing’s Moving
When effort masks misalignment - and burnout becomes the operating system. This is the third post in a quarterly series exploring the problems organizations bring us, and what’s often really going on underneath them. The first post looked at why so many organizations conclude they have a strategy problem when something else is actually breaking down. The second explored decision paralysis - what happens when discussion replaces commitment. This entry continues that thread. As
