Food for Thought

It's HAMMER TIME! 🔧🔨🔩 Our newest toolkit item is READY FOR DOWNLOAD: our board member self-assessment. This beauty complements our...

Boards routinely make resolutions. Besides the ones that result from a vote, the New Year is the perfect time for a board to complete a...

At The Olympia Collective, we always strive to exceed expectations and so do our nonprofit clients. They want to be able to make each of...

Here’s one FAQ we often hear in the consulting world: “How do you compute your fees?” Sometimes this question is also posed as “What is...

Are you wondering if your nonprofit fundraising consultant is worth the money? This is a partially loaded question. In a perfect world,...

I get asked this question so often by potential nonprofit clients: “Why should we hire a consultant instead of hiring an in-house...

Excellent consultants bring immediate and long-term value to their clients. This all starts with a clear, written scope of work with...

All three of my birds have now flown the Collective nest: Kayla, Kiki, and Elaine. These women served our team for a combined 26 months...

In the last few weeks, our clients have been celebrating the possibility of a post-COVID world and what it means for them and their...

We are seeking a social media expert (minority and/or female and/or queer candidate preferred) as a long-term partner that specializes in...

Alert alert! It’s February 2nd, just weeks before an awesome stewardship opportunity: Valentine’s Day! While you are shopping for gifts...

Remember all of those who have helped you find a job in the past? I do too. So I am doubly paying it forward from one Vanderbilt alumna...

Do you really know who’s on first? It’s surprising how often the answer is no or maybe. Yet only when your answer is yes are you a...

It's official -- The Olympia Collective’s new Instagram profile is live! In the spirit of modeling our core value of growth, we have...

We are proud to have received an SOS call from repeat nonprofit client End Well and its founder, Shoshana Ungerleider, MD, as she...

It’s the day I have been waiting for: Today I proudly announce the 37-member Advisory Council for The Olympia Collective! Each of these...

It’s always amazing when you put words out into the universe and attract things that align with them. At The Olympia Collective, we put...

As we all grapple with guidelines about wearing masks in public, we perpetually ask ourselves the question, “to mask, or not to mask?”...

I am proud to have co-authored this post with my teammate and key member of The Olympia Collective, Bowie McFadden (they/he). -- Olympia...

A thoughtful client asked me this weekend, “I’m curious what you know other organizations are doing and messaging in response to so much...