Cheryl Hargrove is President of Hargrove International, Inc. With an emphasis on cultural heritage tourism, Cheryl has worked with a diverse collection of clients over the last three decades. Cheryl utilizes her international network and broad industry experience to offer clients added value and access. A native Georgian, Cheryl has consulted on cultural heritage tourism […]
Nedra Deadwyler
Nedra Deadwyler is a public historian from Atlanta. Her approach centers on Black, Indigenous, and POC voices in how we talk about place and history. She has nearly a decade of experience in social entrepreneurship; and previous a career as a social worker with a focus on youth development and providing therapy in a community […]
Carole Summers Morris
Carole has over a decade of experience in the travel industry specializing in cultural, heritage, and agricultural tourism. She has served as Cultural Heritage Tourism Director for KY Department of Travel and also Tourism Director for HandMade in America. Before taking time off to become a mother, she owned Meritage Consulting where she had continued […]
Audiences and Inclusion
The American Alliance of Museums and Wilkening Consulting have created a timely and informative primer for “Cultivating More Inclusive Attitudes Among the Public.” Great insights and valuable instruction for all organizations seeking to be more engaging and inclusive.
Philanthropy’s Blind Spot
The informative report on “Philanthropy’s Rural Blind Spot” by Robert Atkins, Sarah Allred & Daniel Hart, in the Spring 2021 Stanford Social Innovation focuses on the lack of philanthropic support for rural areas in New Jersey. It also rightly acknowledges that that imbalance exists nationwide. The pandemic has intensified the challenges that many of our […]
How Nonprofits Can Improve Online Gatherings
This article from the Chronicle of Philanthropy underscores what many of us have learned from participating in way too many Zoom calls and meetings in 2020. The Goodman Center conducted a study of more than 4,400 nonprofit employees working remotely during the pandemic. The survey findings show how ineffective many online meetings are, and also […]
Scenario Planning as a Organizational Tool
There seems to be a lot of advice about what to do when life throws you a curveball. And for someone like me, who is a planner, the unknown – and subsequent uncertainty of what the next month or year holds – can be unsettling. While vaccination is certainly providing hope to overcoming the pandemic, […]
Helping Nonprofits in Appalachia
Hargrove International is pleased to work with the Appalachian Regional Commission to offer custom coaching assistance to nonprofit organizations impacted by COVID-19. Delivered through the new Appalachia Nonprofit Resource Center, the instruction for more than 100 organizations focuses on financial management, mission & operations, and fundraising. Curated content will also be available to all organizations […]
What can we do to diversify our board?
Creating more diverse and inclusive boards is one of the most important challenges facing nonprofits today. A growing body of knowledge suggests that we should begin by identifying what the ideal profile of our board would look like with respect to sectors represented, skill sets, and demographics (age, race, residence, gender, ethnicity, etc.). Only then […]