#nonprofit Archives - Results 1st

Hal WilliamsJuly 6, 2023Nonprofit1

Thinking like a scientist

Hal’s Blog- Our CEO of Results1st was ecstatic. She had just heard from a scientist how helpful our approach had been to her. Jasmin Graham is CEO of MISS—Minorities in Shark Sciences.

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Hal WilliamsNovember 16, 2022Nonprofit

Signs from above

Hal’s blog- What if nonprofit organizations acted like gas stations?

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Karissa MayerMarch 23, 2022Additional Industries Business Fundraising Leading Nonprofit

Sameness and Specialness

Hal’s Blog- My longtime friend and thought partner, Arthur Webb has just published a book about public policy in the field of intellectual and development disabilities (I/DD).

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Hal WilliamsJanuary 5, 2022Business Community Building Corporative Goals Nonprofit Strategy

Where and How to Scale Nonprofit Success

Hal’s Blog -Over breakfast recently with a very smart foundation leader, John Annis, we discussed our shared interest in growing successful programs and organizations.

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Hal WilliamsMay 5, 2021Fundraising Nonprofit Strategy Wednesday Whimsy1

Two Ways to Get Money: The Proposal and the Prospectus

Two Ways to Get Money: The Proposal and the Prospectus I just read a prospectus seeking financial investment in a company. It prompted me to think about the major differences between the two kinds of documents designed to attract money. One is the fund-raising appeal. Nice graphics, attractive colors, and warm personal stories abound. And...

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Hal WilliamsJuly 15, 2020Business

Musings on Milestone Management

I spent two hours on January 10, 2020, morning with 80 plus bright eyed leaders and staff of nonprofits in Manatee County, Florida. Our subject was Milestone Management. Simply put, what do you look at that tells you that your participants are making progress that forecasts they will get to a result—whether a job, a house, grade level reading, or anything else important. I was again...

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Hal WilliamsJanuary 8, 2020Business

Energy as the Scarcest Resource

Clear on core values and mission…strong on culture…presence of strategic plan…high-performing board…outstanding leadership… clear policies…, competent technology. Many attributes define successful organizations. In the rosters of qualities of high performing groups, however, we seldom see a factor that may actually be the most important ingredient in predicting sustained success. The word...

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Hal WilliamsJanuary 7, 2020Business

Evolving into an “Outcome Guide”

When Consulting Just Doesn’t Fit the Narrative of Our Results First Work As a Results First leader, I am different than an every day consultant. I chose the term “Outcome Guide” for six specific reasons: Guiding is in a result context. You don’t need a guide to wonder through a field or a forest—whether literal or figurative. You need a guide to reach a...

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