Most boards are dysfunctional because board members don’t know any better. They don’t know what ‘functional” looks like. Here’s a simple board assessment tool you can use to help you figure out how to fix the dysfunction.
Is the new tax law making your anxious? You’re not alone. Will our worst fears be realized and way fewer people will donate? Or simply donate less? Or will philanthropists now have more to give? Time will tell. But here’s some advice on how you can get proactive and put yourself in the best position to succeed…
Let me break it down for you: The roles and responsibilities of the Executive Director, the board chair, and the grey area where you need to work together.
You’ve just joined a nonprofit board. You love the work the organization does. But you’re also not sure what exactly you got yourself into. Some advice…
I recently attended a 2 week “health bootcamp” and want to share some lessons I learned. Some are personal. Most are unflattering. All are educational…
Gloria is a former board chair. She wants to be a GREAT board member. But unless she changes her approach, her board will never get its act together.
Here are the 3 more important tools we use to help facilitate communications and project management when people aren’t in the same physical space.
Kari’s and Todd’s stories can help us make sense of those times when we ask ourselves: How can I make sure that some good comes from this tragedy?
This blog is hardly the only one you should read. There are a whole lot of really smart folks in the nonprofit sector that have an awful lot to share.
Ever feel like you’re always fishing in the same pond? Here are 5 ways you can expand your pool of donors, volunteers, staff members, and board members too.
Here’s a quick and easy way to assess the folks on your staff and your board, along with actionable steps to make your “bus” a whole lot stronger.
It’s time for all of us to start working together, both inside our nonprofits and across our sectors. Let’s just stop with the competition. It helps nobody.