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Strategic planning isn't just about crafting long-range plans; it can also address other critical issues today, like governance challenges, staff conflicts, and other dilemmas. (4 minute read)

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How to Get Everyone on Board: Align Your Staff, Board & Community

By Karen Eber Davis

Before my gluten-free days, I used a bread machine to make school lunches. Most mornings, we’d wake to the smell of fresh bread. On days when we forgot the yeast, it smelled like dawn smelled like burnt toast.

Failing to align your nonprofit is like skipping yeast when making bread. You combine the ingredients and hit start. Instead of your goal, you get a hot mess. You get:

The Southwest ADA Center invites you to participate in the "Plan & Prepare" Disaster Readiness and Resilience Clinic, hosted by the Houston Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), the Houston Commission on Disabilities (HCOD), and the Houston Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD).

To close Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), we are sharing this letter from Alison Barkoff, who leads ACL, Jeff Hild, who leads the Administration for Children and Families, and Admiral Rachel Levine, the HHS Assistant Secretary for Health, which was written to improve support for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities who experience sexual violence — and to prevent it from occurring.