Welcome to Hardy Smith’s blog, where he shares experience and insight learned through decades in the corporate world and advocating on behalf of nonprofits and associations across America.
Hardy’s mission is to help maximize the performance of nonprofits and associations and their essential leadership teams.
If you’re seeking to triumph over communication challenges, bring meaningful and manageable solutions to, and realize measurable results of your organization, this blog will give you more than ideas — it will maximize your team’s performance like never before.
Volunteers are the heartbeat of many nonprofit organizations, associations, and chambers of commerce. When engaged effectively, they extend an organization’s reach, deepen community impact, and
In my Chamber Pros Online Conference interview with host Frank Kenny , we explored one of the most persistent frustrations chamber, association, and nonprofit executives
(This article is based on lessons from my book, Stop The Nonprofit Board Blame Game, and was originally published by (ACCE) Association of Chamber of
The selections in my latest reading activity reflect a mix of subject areas. Each book has stimulated my thinking and generated ideas I can put
With increasing demands for service and rapidly diminishing resources for responding to those demands, nonprofits must find new approaches for making their mission happen. Throw
When your organization hits a crisis—one big enough to threaten its future—how do you lead it back from the brink? To find out, I spoke
During a crisis, it’s critical to make sure your nonprofit’s board is fully engaged. A crisis is not an excuse for a board to ignore
Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity provides an excellent example of how a nonprofit organization can do more with less. They are an affiliate of Florida
(I originally wrote this article for publication in Jeffrey Magee’s Professional Performance Magazine) Why don’t board members do what they’re supposed to do? If you’re
Many of the challenges with board engagement can be solved with an improved recruiting process. Here are four fast board recruiting tips from my book,
Volunteers are the heartbeat of many nonprofit organizations, associations, and chambers of commerce. When engaged effectively, they extend an organization’s reach, deepen community impact, and
In my Chamber Pros Online Conference interview with host Frank Kenny , we explored one of the most persistent frustrations chamber, association, and nonprofit executives
(This article is based on lessons from my book, Stop The Nonprofit Board Blame Game, and was originally published by (ACCE) Association of Chamber of
The selections in my latest reading activity reflect a mix of subject areas. Each book has stimulated my thinking and generated ideas I can put
With increasing demands for service and rapidly diminishing resources for responding to those demands, nonprofits must find new approaches for making their mission happen. Throw
When your organization hits a crisis—one big enough to threaten its future—how do you lead it back from the brink? To find out, I spoke
During a crisis, it’s critical to make sure your nonprofit’s board is fully engaged. A crisis is not an excuse for a board to ignore
Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity provides an excellent example of how a nonprofit organization can do more with less. They are an affiliate of Florida
(I originally wrote this article for publication in Jeffrey Magee’s Professional Performance Magazine) Why don’t board members do what they’re supposed to do? If you’re
Many of the challenges with board engagement can be solved with an improved recruiting process. Here are four fast board recruiting tips from my book,
