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Super Bowl XLVI is almost here, which means we are almost one month into 2012–are you still on track with your New Year’s resolutions?  At JHL Company, the team spent time in our annual meeting planning for the year ahead, and setting goals and expectations for our Company and our clients.  In other words, resolutions [...]

There’s no shortage of armchair quarterbacking and post-game analysis that ensues when a politician wins or loses an election. In the corporate and non-profit arenas, the success of your pitch, product launch, policy push or fundraising campaign is subject to the same sort of post-mortem review. In my years of political and corporate campaign work, [...]

We’ve all attended an event, dinner, luncheon or party that makes you go, “Wow, that was done well and done right.”  You want to attend again the next time, you want to tell your friends about it, you loved it. On the flip side, while there are good events, there are also plenty of the [...]

Whether it’s the State Capitol or the Beltway, traditional companies, non-profits and associations employ lobbyists to work with elected officials to shape, change, stop or start legislative, regulatory or other policy matters. When the mission is accomplished, a bill is passed or the opposition defeated, everyone folds up their tent and goes home. To be [...]

I recently shared my thoughts on some basic fundraising principles for any organization, but let’s take a look at who is managing those dollars and your organization. The board. It is important to be thoughtful about building, managing and utilizing your board. If done well, boards can elevate an organization to new heights. I have [...]

I continue to be surprised by the number of non-profit organizations that seemingly do so many things so well and yet when it comes to the most fundamental responsibility – financial stability, there is usually no plan for how to build or sustain the organization. There are a few important things to remember as you build [...]