La Piana Consulting

Happy New Year!

In this blog, Scott Cotenoff, Partner, reflects on his first work trip in 20 months. As we enter a new phase of the pandemic, having gone from regularly traveling to meet with clients to a complete shutdown of travel and seeing the world through Zoom to inching back to travel, so much has changed since those pre-pandemic days. This change has sparked several lessons for successfully navigating this continued evolution:

We wish everyone had the opportunity to know our team as well as we do! We invite you to get to know John Carandang, Associate Consultant, a little bit more in our most recent staff interview: "I am driven by the opportunity to gain skills through this complex and intricate work that includes problem solving, analysis, and working with a diverse and talented team." https://www.lapiana.org/getting-to-know-the-la-piana-team-/

Due to a number of forces, hospice boards are increasingly drawn into looking at opportunities for affiliation with other organizations. certainly other hospices, but also non hospice entities as well. In this Hospice Governance Academy Spotlight Interview, Bill Musick, President of Integriti3D, interviews Scott Cotenoff, Partner, about the general concept of strategic restructuring, key success factors, and the challenges boards should anticipate. https://www.lapiana.org/hospice-governance-academy-spotlig/

Today, the competition for donors’ dollars has never been more pronounced and effective #fundraising for nonprofits has never been more important. Fortunately, there are creative ways to continue to raise money, whether you are looking for quick fund-raising ideas or trying to fund a larger, longer-running campaign. Here are 14 in-person and online fundraising strategies for #nonprofits to creatively engage potential supporters:

If you’re wondering how to help a nonprofit organization, often the easiest way is to make a monetary donation. However, there are other ways to help instead of or in addition to supporting an organization with your dollars. Here’s a closer look at how to help nonprofits.

Are you looking for a high-impact nonprofit consulting position? We're excited to add a Senior Consultant to our team. Now accepting applications: https://www.lapiana.org/about-us/careers/

After five and a half years with La Piana Consulting, Makiyah concludes her time (for now) with the firm on June 30, 2021. In this final installment of Black & Bold, she reflects on career milestones and decision points that shaped her journey.

Paul Bancroft, Executive Director, Sierra Community House, joins us on this blog to reflect on their merger journey. Paul discusses the role of their ED's and the work on their leadership model and org chart that has allowed them to make remarkable strides towards integrating the 4 original organizations while working towards a culture and vision unique to Sierra Community House.

Today, the competition for donors’ dollars has never been more pronounced, and nonprofits may still face some fundraising challenges even as the pandemic begins to ease. Effective fundraising for nonprofits has never been more important. Fortunately, there are creative ways to continue to raise money, whether you are looking for quick fund-raising ideas or trying to fund a larger, longer-running campaign. Here are 14 in-person and online fundraising strategies for nonprofits to creatively engage potential supporters:

We are delighted to share this case study on one of our merger and alliance survey respondents, Empower Yolo. Lynnette Irlmeier, Empower Yolo’s Executive Director, offered to share their experience throughout the merger process and talked to Lara Jakubowski, Senior Consultant, about how their organization is doing now.

In this blog, Doug Green, Senior Manager, walks us through how strategic planning provides one vehicle for organizations to press the reset button on vision, strategy, and programs to make them more equitable and inclusive. The following steps can be taken to help ensure the process lives up to the challenge of the current moment: https://www.lapiana.org/strategic-planning-can-drive-dei/

Makiyah Moody, Senior Manager, chats with Cheryl Contee, Chief Innovation Officer, The Impact Seat, about the power of technology in change-making organizations, the urgency of this moment, and the experience of a being a Black female entrepreneur.