I clearly remember the day when one of my board members said, “I don’t know that I can continue to serve on this board if he continues to be so disruptive.” I realized I had waited too long. I had so been hoping the problem person would magically go away. I was hoping that he [...]
Who are these people on your nonprofit board anyway? I've been getting asked about this a lot lately. Your state’s corporate code tells you that you need a certain number of officers on your nonprofit board. Most likely it’s a President, Treasurer and Secretary. So you make sure you have those folks in place every [...]
You know the ones. The ones that over promise and under deliver. The ones that go radio silent. The ones who won’t leave you alone. The ones with all the questions. The ones who disrupt meetings. The ones who think they know it all. The ones who are just the wrong fit and need to [...]
You work your fingers to the bone at your nonprofit. When did you last dance around, maybe giggle, fist bump, throw a party? We’re so good at focusing on what isn’t going well. Well, I’m here to tell you there are plenty of things to be celebrating – big and small. So let’s make sure [...]
The dynamic between the nonprofit Executive Director and the Board Chair can be interesting! The Executive Director is hired as an expert in the nonprofit field, and the volunteer serving as Chair/President supervises and evaluates the Executive Director’s performance. The Chair typically rotates out after a year or two, and many times is not an [...]
Your nonprofit’s volunteer leadership team is designed to be temporary. So planning to develop new leaders is not only sound business, but a critical step in creating stability, sustainability and accountability. But 9 out of 10 of the organizations I work with to maximize their missions are playing the avoidance game. I wonder - [...]