by Graeme | May 20, 2019 | Making a Lasting Difference, paradoxes, Principles, sustainability
In this, the fourth free excerpt from Graeme’s new book on nonprofit sustainability, he explains that the things that an organisation needs to survive can also kill it. Saying ‘yes’ to everything is fatal. This paradox manifests in organisations when they can’t...
by Graeme | May 20, 2019 | Making a Lasting Difference, paradoxes, Principles, sustainability
Our organisations need to reach out in new directions to grow. But growing in too many directions pulls us out of shape. When organisations need to change to survive (which they do), they reach out in new directions, growing new projects like tentacles, in search of...
by Graeme | May 6, 2019 | Making a Lasting Difference, paradoxes, sustainability
In this second of 10 weekly blogs celebrating the launch of his new book, Graeme reflects on the paradox of change: Only by changing can organisations be sustainable. When discussing sustainability, it’s important to be clear that we are not arguing for maintaining...
by Graeme | Apr 29, 2019 | Making a Lasting Difference, paradoxes
The first in a special series of posts to by Graeme Reekie to mark the release of ‘Making a Lasting DIfference – sustaining nonprofit organisations and their impact’. Without efficiency, organisations would quickly exhaust all their energy and...