In June, I announced that I will be retiring from Propel at the end of 2023. For real. After the announcement was made, I heard from friends, peers, partners, and…
Dear Propel clients and friends, Today I am sharing some personally exciting news: On December 31, 2023, I will be retiring as President & CEO of Propel Nonprofits. For over…
I wrote a blog post in the midst of the havoc in the financial markets in 2008 about the risk of balances in accounts. Unfortunately, events over the last couple…
I, and Propel, are in a lucky position to get to work with hundreds of nonprofits every year. As a partner and colleague to nonprofit leaders, I am often asked,…
Photo caption (clockwise): Keven Ambrus, Mary Nehring, Amanda Duhon, and Elizabeth Appel at a staff celebration in early 2020. Please join me in wishing my friend and colleague, Vice President…
The capacity for autonomous planning and choice that financial equity represents, and the social equity we need these organizations to continue working toward as part of the broad tapestry of…
Dear Friends, In our recent rollout of the Financial Commons, Hal Cropp, the Producing Artistic Director of Commonweal Theatre in Lanesboro, MN, offered an anecdote for how the year has…
It is surreal and exhausting to think it’s been seven months of working in this way. I am tempted to predict the future and talk about what the sector might…
On July 6, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced its release of data detailing which nonprofit organizations and other businesses received federal relief from the Paycheck Protection Program…