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Why AI Is the Mission-Driven Sector’s New Engine — and How to Use It Responsibly
Artificial intelligence isn’t just changing how the world works — it’s redefining how mission-driven organizations can scale their...
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What Market Corrections Signal for Mission-Driven Organizations
Market corrections are often viewed with anxiety, but history shows they carry predictable patterns that organizations can...
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Market Trends Mission-Driven Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore
The pace of change in funding, policy, and market dynamics has never been faster. For mission-driven organizations—whether universities,...
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The New Budget Season Playbook: 5 Moves to Future-Proof Your Funding Strategy
As we head into a new budget cycle, many research institutions, universities, and nonprofits are experiencing the same unsettling déjà...
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Scrappy, Smart, Scalable: 3 Moves to Rebuild Momentum in a Funding Crunch
When you’re under pressure—losing grant support, watching donor enthusiasm wane, or trying to keep a promising initiative alive—there’s...
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Strategic Planning in a Fog: Why Your Funding Crisis Needs a Go-To-Market Plan
If your institution is stuck in strategic planning mode, you’re not alone. In fact, you’re probably doing what you’ve always done:...
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Survival of the Most Adaptable: Why Bureaucracy Is Your Biggest Risk in 2025
If you're leading a college, research institute, or nonprofit in 2025, you’ve likely felt it: the pressure mounting from all...
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4 AI Apps Your Mission-Driven Organization Should Be Using
Because doing more with less only works if you're using the right tools. If you're visiting Lion’s Share Strategies, you’re probably...
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From Mission to Market: How to Incorporate Marketing Without Losing Your Soul
For a lot of mission-driven institutions—universities, research labs, public sector orgs— marketing feels like the last thing you have...
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From Marketing to Mission: How Common Marketing Tactics Can Help You Secure Non-Federal Funding
In today’s economic and political climate, institutions can no longer rely solely on federal grants to fund their mission-driven work....
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Strategic Survival for R1, R2, and R3 Universities: Funding Smarter in Uncertain Times
As political winds shift and economic uncertainty deepens, America’s research universities, especially R1, R2, and R3 institutions, are...
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AI in Higher Education and Research: Hype or Essential Strategy?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping industries, and higher education, research, and public-sector institutions are no...
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3 Case Studies - How Institutions Can Thrive by Thinking Like a Start-Up
In times of economic uncertainty, most institutions instinctively tighten their budgets, cut programs, and wait for stability to return....
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From Federal Funding to Financial Resilience: How Institutions Can Adapt and Thrive
For decades, federally funded institutions—universities, research centers, and non-profits—have relied on government support as a key...
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What is the New American University Model?
A Deep Dive into the New American University Model Higher education is at a crossroads. Traditional universities, constrained by rigid...
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5 Ways Federally Funded Institutions Can Build Financial Resilience
For decades, universities, research centers, and non-profits have relied on federal funding to sustain their operations. But as funding...
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