Funder Partnership—or Wannabe?
Published at: Funders are used to hearing different versions of the meaning of “partnership” from nonprofits wanting to work with them (aka receive funding). All too often the proposed “partnership” involves the funder supporting the initiatives or priorities the applicant brings [...]
What an Interim CEO Should Expect from the Board
The role, and expectations, of an Interim CEO should different from the outgoing or incoming long-term CEO. Taking over during a leadership transition is a much more fluid and, at times, more demanding situation than heading an organization as its permanent CEO. This article sets forward some considerations from the Interim CEO's perspective.
What a Board Should Expect from an Interim CEO
The role, and expectations, of an Interim CEO should different from the outgoing or incoming long-term CEO. Taking over during a leadership transition is a much more fluid and, at times, more demanding situation than heading an organization as its permanent CEO. This article sets forward some considerations from the Interim CEO's perspective.
Opening a Window on Your Nonprofit’s Performance
You’re engaging busy volunteers and need a quick way to summarize a variety of summary information on your organization's progress towards goals. Since most people are visually oriented, charts and graphs are natural ways to report measurement. Read how to produce dashboards as windows on performance.
Influencing Public as Well as Philanthropic Efforts
Members of the Independent Sector have the knowledge, respect, and reputation to impact policy decisions. These efforts allow them to further their mission and leverage their already considerable resources and influence.
Success through Engaged High- Level Board Members
Are all board members truly engaged in the organization’s work? For most organizations, the answer to this question will be “yes” and “no.” The organization is doing well if half the board members are fully engaged; but what about the other half?
Top Ways to Engage Non-Development Board Members in Development
We've all had them - board members who don't want to get involved in fund raising because they're not comfortable asking for money or resources. Well, there are other ways for board members to help obtain resources and this articles talks about some of those ways.
Private Investments in Public Education
Public education in most states is still trying to recover from funding cuts as a result of the Great Recession. This article discusses how local education foundations engage the local community to help bring in private resources to help local public K-12 education.
Pruning Deadwood from Your Board
Most nonprofit boards have "deadwood" (inactive or ineffective board members) at one time or another. What to do about it? Here's some practical advice.
Fund-raising by Foundations Can Help Students in All Schools
This Op/Ed piece addresses the issue of whether or not private dollars are appropriate to assist public K-12 education or if it's an excuse to not adequately fund schools through tax dollars.