Carrie Tancraitor brings over 20 years of experience as a nonprofit capacity builder, partnering with mission-driven organizations to strengthen their strategies and impact. She has guided hundreds of nonprofits and foundations through strategic planning processes that are as unique as the organizations themselves, because she believes the most effective plans are never one-size-fits-all. Her clients […]
Romayne spent years at BBDO and Chiat/Day before bringing that same rigorous strategic thinking to education. She now guides school boards and nonprofit leaders to build audacious strategic plans and brands that hold up long after the retreat is over, from San Francisco to Baltimore to LA.
Independent schools and nonprofits rarely compare notes — but they’re navigating the same pressures. These four cross-sector themes are shaping what mission-driven leadership looks like right now.
The landscape for independent schools is shifting fast. This webinar lays out what’s changing in 2026 — and gives leaders a concrete framework for responding.
The landscape is shifting fast — federal pressure, funding uncertainty, and sector-wide stress. This webinar surfaces what’s actually changing in 2026 and gives nonprofit leaders five things they can act on now.
Donors are giving differently. Communities are shifting. Brand clarity matters more than ever. Here are the 2026 trends every nonprofit leader should be ready for.
AI, shifting family economics, and outdated strategic plans are reshaping independent schools. Here’s what leading schools are doing differently in 2026.
School mergers are on the rise — but the schools that struggle aren’t undone by finances alone. They’re undone by communication failures. Here are three pitfalls independent school leaders need to anticipate before the process begins.
When the landscape is unstable, “wait and see” is its own kind of plan — and usually not a good one. Hear from leaders who built strategic plans in uncertain conditions, and walk away with tools to do it yourself.
