Futurism Thinking for Nonprofits
October 4, 2025
With increasing demands for service and rapidly diminishing resources for responding to those demands, nonprofits must find new approaches for making their mission happen. Throw
Welcome to Hardy Smith’s blog, where he shares experience and insight learned through decades in the corporate world and advocating on behalf of nonprofits and associations across America.
Hardy’s mission is to help maximize the performance of nonprofits and associations and their essential leadership teams.
If you’re seeking to triumph over communication challenges, bring meaningful and manageable solutions to, and realize measurable results of your organization, this blog will give you more than ideas — it will maximize your team’s performance like never before.
With increasing demands for service and rapidly diminishing resources for responding to those demands, nonprofits must find new approaches for making their mission happen. Throw
When your organization hits a crisis—one big enough to threaten its future—how do you lead it back from the brink? To find out, I spoke
Research from BoardSource and others shows there is a significant gap in next board chairs being adequately prepared. To address this missing leadership preparation, I
During a crisis, it’s critical to make sure your nonprofit’s board is fully engaged. A crisis is not an excuse for a board to ignore
(I originally wrote this article for publication in Jeffrey Magee’s Professional Performance Magazine) Why don’t board members do what they’re supposed to do? If you’re
Many of the challenges with board engagement can be solved with an improved recruiting process. Here are four fast board recruiting tips from my book,
My research has shown a negative board experience is a key influencer to board members not performing as expected. Furthermore, a less than positive experience
An innovative, strategic thinking board is visionary in its approach to identifying new opportunities for the organization it serves. It also helps to develop future-proofing solutions for the challenges of change and disruption.
To stay on top successful teams must consistently execute the fundamental details their success is built on.
What is your nonprofit doing to ensure your perfect board stays perfect?
How can organizations continue to benefit from valuable board members after their board term has ended?
With increasing demands for service and rapidly diminishing resources for responding to those demands, nonprofits must find new approaches for making their mission happen. Throw
When your organization hits a crisis—one big enough to threaten its future—how do you lead it back from the brink? To find out, I spoke
Research from BoardSource and others shows there is a significant gap in next board chairs being adequately prepared. To address this missing leadership preparation, I
During a crisis, it’s critical to make sure your nonprofit’s board is fully engaged. A crisis is not an excuse for a board to ignore
(I originally wrote this article for publication in Jeffrey Magee’s Professional Performance Magazine) Why don’t board members do what they’re supposed to do? If you’re
Many of the challenges with board engagement can be solved with an improved recruiting process. Here are four fast board recruiting tips from my book,
My research has shown a negative board experience is a key influencer to board members not performing as expected. Furthermore, a less than positive experience
An innovative, strategic thinking board is visionary in its approach to identifying new opportunities for the organization it serves. It also helps to develop future-proofing solutions for the challenges of change and disruption.
To stay on top successful teams must consistently execute the fundamental details their success is built on.
What is your nonprofit doing to ensure your perfect board stays perfect?
How can organizations continue to benefit from valuable board members after their board term has ended?
