I love St. Patrick’s Day! Even though I’m not Irish, it’s a time we can ALL be Irish for a day. This year, my husband and I went out with friends to celebrate over green beers and pints of Guinness.

As we turned our clocks forward this past weekend, I realized how much I love this time of year as it’s lighter later and everything comes into bloom. Things are new, young and exciting.

I’ve been thinking about mission statements lately and it’s going to get worse before it’s all over. I’m usually on the consultant side of the process when working with nonprofit clients, which is very interesting.

I admit it! I am not a big fan of the season of award shows celebrating great movies, television shows, and music. When they roll out the red carpet, I grab my remote control and find something – anything – else to watch.

At Armstrong McGuire & Associates, we do a lot of search work helping to connect strong executive and development leaders with impactful organizations across our state.

Every nonprofit can relate to the constant struggle of trying to run effective programs AND raise unrestricted dollars to support those programs.

Setting goals and benchmarking success through outcomes and impact continues to be a hot topic of conversation for nonprofits and their funders. Both seem to be in a quandary on how to measure success and impact.

With the energy brought by a new year, organizations are always eager to launch new initiatives to make this year bigger and better than the last.

Natalie is a high school senior in our neighborhood. She is an outstanding young lady; one any parent would want their own children to emulate. I have known Natalie since she was about 8 and it has been fun to watch her grow up.