Benefit from A Collaborative Board
Wed, Oct 13, 2021
Doesn't it make sense that a board working with a spirit of collaboration is going to be more engaged and more productive? Read More
Four Strategies for Nonprofit Success In 2021
Sat, Jan 09, 2021
Nonprofits spent most of 2020 in a reactive mode caused by pandemic induced disruption and uncertainty. Those same difficulties will continue well into the new year.
Resolving to take intentional action rather than being stymied by constantly react... Read More
Are Nonprofit Best Practices Stupid?
Mon, Nov 19, 2018
Nonprofits share many problems. Issues such as donor retention, volunteer turnover, and board member engagement are just a few that plague nonprofits on an ongoing basis. And, not by coincidence, nonprofits also share frustration because common appro... Read More
Be Intentional with Board Solicitation
Tue, Apr 03, 2018
How does your organization communicate its opportunities for leadership nominations? The recruitment process must be intentional. Look to these examples for inspiration. Read More
Recruit Board Members with Purpose and Process
Mon, Feb 13, 2017
Do you have an effective process for recruiting board members? Take it from the pros: It's worth the effort to secure the right board members for the right job. It starts by refusing to settle for less than what your organization needs. Read More
Articles You Selected as Most Popular
Wed, Dec 28, 2016
You voted by your interest and dedicated reading of my blog, and the results are in! Check out my five most popular articles, and start the New Year off with focused strategies to help make your nonprofit more effective than ever before. Read More
Are Nonprofit Best Practices Stupid?
Thu, Dec 01, 2016
Why continue to do what doesn't work? Evaluate your practices to see if they are producing positive outcomes. If they're not, change them. My speaker colleague Stephen Shapiro has insight how to do just that. Read More
Is Nonprofit Planning an Oxymoron?
Mon, May 30, 2016
Audiences of nonprofit leaders indicate that few of them engage in strategic planning, yet they know the benefits. Why? It's a puzzling situation. My own experience that planning is a mission tool in the nonprofit tool box and its reinforced by two s... Read More