3 Reasons to Say No to Funding
BY: Alex Harari, Financial Analyst Like all of us, non-profits need to keep the lights on. However, unlike most of us, keeping the lights in a non-profit can involve a rigorous grant process that involves a lengthy application, program evaluations,…
Kevin Wilkins Named To City Business Money Makers 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ben Romero ben@trepwise.com KEVIN WILKINS NAMED TO CITY BUSINESS MONEYMAKERS 2017 Recognizes continued contributions to the Greater New Orleans region New Orleans, Louisiana: trepwise founder Kevin Wilkins has been named to CityBusiness’s 2017 list of Money…
August Jobs Round Up
We’re thrilled to see a few of our clients and partners hiring. To all of you job seekers, New Orleans is calling. 1. Director of Finance, Liberty’s Kitchen Liberty’s Kitchen, one of the most innovative non-profits in New Orleans, is looking…
Here’s Why Everyone’s Saying You Should Have a Retreat in New Orleans
New Orleans is known for its bombastic tourism: Bourbon Street, Mardi Gras, and those legendary Pat O’Brien’s hangovers. However, at trepwise, we would argue that’s only a small slice of the tourism engine that brought over 9.78 million visitors in…
5 More Jobs Hiring in New Orleans Right Now
There are a lot of of quotes about why New Orleans is the most fabulous city in the world. Tennesee Williams once said, “America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland.” John Goodman…
What We’re Reading
I’m always on the prowl for new things to read. Call me a kid that got too Hooked on Phonics, but I’m voracious for articles, links, and books, especially those recommended by smart people. As such, I decided to ask…
5 Jobs Hiring in New Orleans Right Now
Although the weather outside has everyone moving on the slower side, hiring is full speed ahead in New Orleans. We have several clients and partners that have openings, and we rounded up a few of these opportunities from these incredible organizations. 1….
In Theory & In Practice: Best Practices for a Theory of Change
BY: BEN ROMERO, Advisory Services Associate Not since “.org” has a buzzword spread through the non-profit world with such saturation and expediency. You hear it exalted by funders, muttered by staff members, shouted in the middle of the night by…
Growing Pains: Common Challenges to New Orleans’ Businesses and Non-Profits
On my first day at trepwise, I found myself sitting in a sea of rabbis eating guacamole. This was not what I expected for a first day at a consulting firm, to say the least. I was helping make patterns…
The Importance of Budgeting
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear budgeting? You might think it sounds like a lot of time to spend in Excel just to build financials that won’t be “correct” anyway. But building a budget is as…
Perfecting Your Pitch
The first step for every venture as it evolves from idea to reality is belief— belief on the part of the entrepreneur that their idea is one worth investing energy. Obviously, one believer is not enough — the rest of…
How Non-profits Can Use Impact Metrics to Keep Their “Eye on the Why”
Running a successful organization is an exercise in balance between short-term needs and a long-term vision. We all get caught up in the “tyranny of the immediacy”- when operational necessities and challenges demand our attention at the expense of strategic…