Achieving Workplace Success
Nonprofit leaders often say the same thing: more money, more grants, more funding. The reasoning follows quickly. Revenue is needed to serve. The economy is uncertain. Costs are rising. COVID …
Operating Without Margin Read MoreBoards are often advised to stay out of operations, and that guidance matters. But governance without visibility creates blind spots. When systems fail quietly, boards tend to notice only the …
Seeing the System Before It Breaks Read MoreNonprofits rarely decide to operate in deficit. It happens gradually, through reasonable choices made in the absence of systems. When organizations fall behind financially, attention often turns to a missed …
How Nonprofit Deficits Take Shape Read MoreGrant-funded organizations often underestimate how quickly staff time becomes a governance issue. When grant-related work cannot be charged to a grant, it does not disappear. It shifts to overhead. Overhead …
When Overhead Becomes the Grant Read MoreMishkat Al Moumin is the founder and president of The Communication of Success. She leads the practice and works directly with organizations to routinely examine how decisions are authorized, escalated, …
Meet the Founder Read MoreOrganizations invest tremendous effort in securing grants, but far less attention is given to what follows. In practice, grant risk rarely originates in the proposal phase; it emerges during implementation …
After the Award: Where Risk Begins Read MoreDecision stalling is often mistaken for caution. In practice, it is usually a governance failure. Decision stalling occurs when an organization continues to operate but cannot move forward on critical …
Decision Stalling Is a Governance Failure Read MoreMost due diligence focuses on compliance, financial exposure, and documented risk. These reviews are necessary, but they miss the most important question: can this organization actually make decisions under pressure? …
Decision-Readiness Due Diligence: What Traditional Reviews Never Ask Read MoreMany organizations believe that better financial reporting leads to better decisions. The assumption is simple: if the numbers are right, leadership will act appropriately. In practice, this rarely happens. Financial …
Why Good Financial Data Doesn’t Lead to Good Decisions Read MoreAudit recovery often looks successful on paper. Findings are addressed, corrective action plans are approved, and follow-up reports show progress. Yet months later, the same organization finds itself facing new …
Why Audit Recovery Fails After the Consultants Leave Read More