Dumping and drafting for writing success. How often do you find yourself staring at a blank page, unsure how to start? Or maybe you start and get stuck trying to make every sentence perfect? I used to do both until I figured out my simple three-step process that makes writing easier and allows for creativity, […]
Author Archives: Jane Baxter Lynn
Strategy key to brand and marketing development
Why is defining your organization’s strategy key to brand and marketing development? Time and money can be wasted on building a new website or creating other marketing collateral if your positioning, messaging, and branding aren’t clear.
Collaboration or merger – keys to a nonprofit’s long-term impact
Intentionally seeking collaboration or merger can be keys to a nonprofit’s long-term impact and sustainability.
Gaining the Courage to Lead
Do you have the courage to lead or does self-imposed fear restrict your willingness to take on a leadership role? One of my leadership heroes, Nelson Mandela said: “Fear and courage are brothers. I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.”
Adopting a proposal mindset
Adopting a proposal mindset can be key to getting to yes more often, more collaboratively, and more efficiently. Not to mention with less time wasted. It is an intentional way of thinking when presenting topics for discussion and decision-making, whether in your professional or personal life. Learn how and why.
Nonprofit survival in these unprecedented times
Nonprofit survival in these unprecedented times depends more than ever on their leaders being willing to listen, evolve and respond. JBL Strategies invited Laura Elmore, seasoned executive director and chair of One Voice Central Texas, to share her perspective on what nonprofit leaders need to be focusing on now.