Has this ever happened to you? Maybe you’re a peer who is counting on a board member to follow up on a project and it doesn’t happen. Or you’re the CEO and a board member told you they’d reach out to someone and they didn’t do it. Or the deadline for that fundraiser is tomorrow [...]
Everyone who loves meetings, raise your hand. Yeah. I will never forget when I was doing some calendar work with 3 board members. As soon as I mentioned that we needed to schedule some regular committee meetings, I got an eye roll, a sigh and an outright “aarrrrrggghh!” as she slumped in her chair. Yikes! [...]
I hear it all the time - "My board chair doesn't get it!" and "Our executive director doesn't know how to involve us!" The dynamic between the nonprofit executive director and the board chair can indeed be very interesting! The executive director is hired as an expert in the nonprofit field, and the volunteer serving [...]
A new class of board members is about to join your nonprofit team! Are you ready for them? Are you committed to investing in their experience so that it’s meaningful for them and of benefit to your organization? Or are you avoiding eye contact and hoping they just find their way? If you want engaged, [...]
I love to discover wonderful nonprofits that are committed to a clear path toward a meaningful future! Is that you? Or would you rather tear your fingernails out than think about strategic planning? Would you also go on a long trip without getting out the GPS and mapping it? If you can’t envision the future [...]
I was the Executive Director of a thriving and very busy nonprofit Y. I wanted to go to Hawaii. It was fundraising season and we were gearing up for the annual campaign that lasted 5 weeks. Time for all hands on deck. But I wanted to go to Hawaii. So I booked the non-refundable flights. [...]