Did you know you had one? Do you know what it is? Why is board culture a thing anyway? They just meet, talk and do some stuff, right? The truth is – if you aren’t being intentional about it, your board may struggle. I wonder how your board members would describe your board culture. Have [...]
Let’s cut to the chase. Odds are you took a bit of a break from meetings this summer while board members were on vacation and juggling kids’ schedules, etc. Good for you! Its nice to take a break and reset from time to time. So how are you planning to do that reset thing? Or [...]
How are you feeling about your nonprofit board these days? Are you wondering why they aren’t raising more money? Are you wishing they showed up to more meetings? Do you secretly think they aren’t sharing their expertise with you the way you wish they would? Here’s another question for you: what have you done for [...]
Just because something has always been done that way, doesn’t mean it works for you anymore. If you’re struggling to achieve an effective and high-performing nonprofit board, rethink your approach and know it’s ok to turn your board structure upside down to get the results you need. Not everything is etched in stone. Here are [...]
A chief complaint among both nonprofit Executive Directors and Board Chairs is that board members are reluctant to fundraise. We hear it all the time. So what's the difference between the organizations that struggle with this and the ones who have nailed it? The ones who get it right invest in their board members [...]
If you're in this nonprofit business long enough, it’s bound to happen sometime. In fact, twice in the last month I witnessed board members calling out Executive Directors in a meeting for things they thought the ED should have done. Publicly - in front of others. It was awkward at best and shocking, even traumatic, [...]