How to Know When You Are Overdoing It
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…
How to Be a Great Board Member
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.
3 Tools Every Remote Staff or Board Member Needs
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.
Lessons on Creating a Legacy
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?
9 Nonprofit Blogs You Should Follow
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.
5 Ways to Expand Your Pool of Donors and Volunteers
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.
How to Keep the Right People On Your Bus
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.
Why Can’t We All Get Along?
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.
Dear Joan: HELP! Our Entire Staff Quit!
“I am a board member for an organization where the entire staff has resigned. What is the best way to resolve this with no staff and no resources to hire any?”
Should You Run Your Nonprofit More Like a Business?
As a nonprofit leader, have you ever been told to run your nonprofit “more like a business”? What does that even mean? And do they have a point?
Small Nonprofits Move the World
Working at a small nonprofit can be especially challenging. Come join my free online workshop called “How to Build a Thriving Nonprofit” on October 4, 2017.
The Best Way to Sabotage Your New Executive Director
I hear a lot of crazy stories from readers, listeners and clients. A lot of them are about Executive Directors who feel undermined. This is not a good thing.