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K K Lyda
Feb 102 min read
Getting Unstuck: Moving Forward in a Time of "Shock & Awe"
Sometimes we get stuck because of information overload. Illustration by Maljuk Analysis paralysis. This is a phenomenon that can happen...
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K K Lyda
Mar 27, 20234 min read
Using an Impact Lens: A small yet meaningful way for your business to be a force for good
Photo Credit: Chris Titze Imaging For small- and mid-sized businesses, instituting some sort of Corporate Social Responsibility program...
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K K Lyda
Dec 31, 20222 min read
A Bright Spot for Philanthropy
Photo Credit © Tryfonov/Adobe Stock I'm feeling hopeful about philanthropy in 2023. Here's why. When Edgar Villanueva published his 2018...
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K K Lyda
May 25, 20221 min read
Should there Be More Nonprofits?
I often hear people complain about how many nonprofits there are. They should collaborate more, they should merge, they say. They should...
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K K Lyda
May 12, 20221 min read
Be Not Afraid – of Debt
Let's face it. Debt can be scary. But debt is not a bad thing. It provides leverage, it provides opportunity—to own your home, to own...
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K K Lyda
Nov 23, 20211 min read
A Note of Gratitude to Community-Driven Nonprofit Organizations, and to the People Who Do the Work
This year I am grateful for a lot of things. Actually, my heart is bursting with gratitude. I am most thankful, though, for all of the...
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K K Lyda
Nov 2, 20212 min read
You Can Do Anything: A Positive Money-Mindset for 2022
As the mornings become a little darker and a little crisper, and the gold and orange and red leaves begin to blow away (such glorious...
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K K Lyda
Aug 3, 20213 min read
Your Place-Based Nonprofit Organization May Be Just What Impact Investors Are Looking for
Sometimes nonprofit leaders ask me: What does my organization need to do to get a Program-Related Investment (PRI) from a foundation? The...
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K K Lyda
Jul 12, 20213 min read
When to Consider a Program-Related Investment for Your Project
"Why would our organization want a loan from a foundation when we can have a grant?” This is the question the board chair asked the...
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K K Lyda
Jun 10, 20202 min read
I Hear the Cries for Change
Staro Insights exists to help clients move capital for change. My personal purpose is to move capital to advance racial equity as I...
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K K Lyda
Apr 14, 20203 min read
Digging a Little Deeper — Creating Meaning from Your Giving this Week
COVID-19 is affecting all of us right now, but of course we are not all impacted in the same way. While many Americans are able to work...
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K K Lyda
Sep 3, 20194 min read
Impact Investing -- with a racial healing lens?
Building wealth. Growing capital. It’s the goal of many American families and individuals. Preserving wealth too. With August in the...
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K K Lyda
Jul 23, 20192 min read
Are you a Mary or a Martha?
Giving money. Volunteering. Organizing. Working at a nonprofit. There are so many ways we engage with the social sector to make change,...
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K K Lyda
Jul 23, 20191 min read
The Blog -- What's it About?
What you have is valuable. Whether it's time, money, expertise, or something else, make it count. Give wisely. Give generously. Give of...
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