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Changes are coming to Not Your Father’s Charity, or NYFC. I hope it’ll enhance the experience and information people who come to the site want to see. I want to thank those who follow me. And a special thanks for those who reach out concerning the posts I write. I’m very grateful.

The focus of the NYFC blog has been to provide information about how nonprofits could go from surviving to thriving. As a restless entrepreneur who’s never satisfied, I’ve spent more than 10 years growing a nonprofit and then various for-profit social enterprises. Not Your Father’s Charity offers a platform to share with the philanthropic community my approach to making a difference. A few of the most popular posts that seem to have had the greatest impact in the community include the following:

Why the Shift’s Happening

In the last year, particularly because of my writing for Forbes regarding business, I added more business-related articles. But that’s about to change. NYFC started with a focus on helping the philanthropic community move forward in the 21stCentury. Moreover, the aim is to give ideas and thoughts to help the 1.5 million nonprofits. And of course, I like to pay special attention to the smaller ones to expand and develop.

Perhaps because of my writing for Forbes, some people wanted to learn how I developed multiple lines of business. Further, they wanted to hear how I grew them to become market leaders in their respective industries. So, I found myself with a whole new audience that wanted content geared toward their needs. As a result, I decided to add business articles to NYFC. But, I  knew some time down the line, I would revisit this decision.

Change helps to refocus NYFC

Within the last year, the philanthropic and business audiences exponentially expanded. And in the information age, I have to be receptive to audience needs. Again, I’m incredibly grateful to have this challenge. But the time arrived to change for better focus, experience, and value for audiences.

As of February, NYFC will no longer include business articles intended for for-profit entrepreneurs. Instead, this blog will get back to the basics of social good. Just as in society, the 21stCentury brought with it lots of changes for the philanthropic world, and there’s always something to discuss. For instance, younger generations seek to change the very nature of traditional philanthropy. Additionally, technology is changing how nonprofits do their fundraising. If algorithms and AI continue to make the need for humans unnecessary, will nonprofits need to hire fundraisers in the future? That’s just one of the countless questions facing philanthropic sector in the coming years in a world where the future is now.

Moving the business-focused blogs out of NYFC will allow me to explore these issues and many others. As of February, I will get back to only writing about the philanthropic sector and exploring how you can grow your nonprofit from zero to a scalable organization. But, to do that effectively and because of the extensive demands on my time and travels, I will also be scaling back the number of posts written. Meaning, I will share new content only twice per month.

What happens to the business posts?

With four shoe drive fundraising brands, a growing strategic marketing business, a logistics company, and other ventures, a lot is going on. And, of course, the demands on my time increased. But, I’m having a great time being a serial entrepreneur and developing several multi-million businesses. It’s something that’s an awesome challenge for my team and me and can also be done by anyone who desires to do it.

As of February, you can find my take on how to grow a business and enterprise in the 21stCentury on my website, WayneElsey.com. You’ll find the business blog easily on the site. And I invite you to follow it if seek insights on how to take your business or social enterprise from surviving to thriving.

 

Author of “Not Your Father’s Charity: Grip & Rip Leadership for Social Impact” (Free Digital Download)

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