Today I’m celebrating my 100th blog post! It’s been such a privilege to bring you high value content for the past 4 years! Every two weeks I share checklists, tips, or strategies for you to blast forward from intention to execution. What a pleasure it is to be a fierce advocate for your work! (And [...]
Last week’s webinar has sparked so much interest that I’m writing a short summary of the key points for you this week. If you’d like the recording of the full webinar, email me and I’ll send it to you. These 6 steps are based on what I’ve experienced and witnessed over many years with all [...]
Join me for this energizing, free webinar! Beyond Orientation – Prepare Your Nonprofit Board for the Long Haul Let’s tackle those obstacles that make board work seem so challenging and time consuming! Whether you’re new to this or have been at it for decades, I’ll get you set up for success. You may be gearing up [...]
Each year you work hard to bring on new board members who will help you do your important mission work. They’re smart, eager, connected and ready to roll! The excitement is palpable and they jump in with both feet! And then something happens. At some point, most board members’ productivity slows down a bit. Like [...]
Just last week it happened again. Not only did I attend a pretty ineffective board meeting, but I also listened while several board members complained about how their meetings are a waste of time. I really don’t get it. You probably wouldn’t allow a meeting to ramble along without focus in a corporate setting, so [...]
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 [...]