The “Recruit New Board Members Fast!” Checklist
It’s SO important to recruit the right number of the right folks. It’s a team effort – here’s the plan.
It’s SO important to recruit the right number of the right folks. It’s a team effort – here’s the plan.
CEO’s and Board Chairs need to get along very very well. The health of your nonprofit depends on it. Here’s how.
An engaged donor who is generous. Yay! And yet she has ridiculous capacity. Here’s an upgrade strategy.
Before you land on your Development Director as ‘the’ problem, take a ride through my checklist.
Board members often see overhead as a four letter word. Funders too. Really? Time to educate about its value.
PUH-lease. Before rolling the E.D. under the bus, analyze the relationship between the E.D. and the Devo Director. It needs to be an “us.” Here’s how to turn the duo into a powerful “us.”
Part 2: Interpreting my board assessment tool in the service of building a stronger, more effective board.
Typical assessment tools look at your board in the aggregate in do not ask the right questions. So I created one of my own that you can download. It can offer valuable insights for the E.D. and the board chair.
Work-life balance matters. Here’s how a certain, very common management style (mine) nearly resulted in the death of a dear friend and colleague.
So many organizations are unclear about what the Executive Committee does, why it’s important and what an effective one looks like. I’m quite clear about it.
So much confusion about the role of the Board Fundraising Committee. Allow me to offer some clarity with a 10 step plan to morph yours into a great and effective committee.
It’s time to treat the identification of your next board chair with exactly the same intentionality that you would use for the recruitment of a key player in your corporate shop. Here’s my checklist.