Nonprofit and mission-driven leaders talk about culture all the time. We talk about values, alignment, morale, and burnout. We talk about retaining great staff, keeping volunteers engaged, and building trust with stakeholders. Yet many organizations struggle with culture because it is treated as something abstract, rather than something built through daily leadership behavior.

Most leaders are just overwhelmed and looking for quick fixes. AI generated grants, emails, or social media posts CAN be really quick to generate. Perfecting the systems so that they sound good, however, takes time and expertise.

The nonprofit sector is living through one of the most volatile moments in modern history.  From voting rights to reproductive freedom, from LGBTQ+ protections to immigrant justice, from environmental safeguards to international alliances, each week brings new challenges that cut at the core of why nonprofits exist. And yet, in moments like this, there is an antidote more radical than despair: joy.