Giving Honest Feedback to Your Board on How They’re Doing with Fundraising
Resource development is an important function of most non-profit boards, but how does the Executive Director begin a conversation about how well the board is performing in this area. This article provides some recommendations on how to start a data-based discussion that should lead to increased performance.
Private Investment in Public Education: SouthEast Education Network Magazine
This article shares the potential value of an effective local education foundation. Examples are shared as is the potential assistance of organizations such as the National School Foundation Association.
Just Getting on Board or Getting up to Speed?
Published at: Let me share two totally different situations of two new executive directors (E.D.s) taking over leadership of two different nonprofits. In each case the organizations were functioning without glaring problems, although both were suffering somewhat from the normal [...]
Do You Know Who’s Next? Planning for Changes in Leadership
Published at: Steve Ballmer rocked the tech world earlier this year when he announced his upcoming retirement. Why was that so shocking (other than Microsoft's being the 800-pound gorilla in that industry)? The news instantly generated more questions than answers, [...]
How to Successfully Enhance Your Team’s Performance
There is a valuable performance enhancer that every non-profit can take advantage of - and it's coaching! Read how team members and coaches can work together for mutual growth while the organization benefits.
Being an “All-Star”
Check out these five simple tactics for being an all-star at your non-profit.
Goals: The Hidden Development Tool
Is your goal setting process just "another thing to do" or does it add real value to the organization and team members? Consider some changes if you're not getting value from the effort invested.
How to Engage Your Board Members—and Keep Them That Way
Perhaps the biggest key to a nonprofit's success is the strength of its volunteer board of directors. If you want to be the go-to nonprofit in your sector for high-profile board members you need to be strategic in how you engage them.
Kick-start Your Career
Do you feel that your career is stalled? It’s not that you don’t enjoy what you do, but you feel that if given the chance you could do so much more. If that’s you, it may be time to kick-start your career. Here are a few keys to success that you might want to give a shot.
Do You have a Mentor?
Published at: When was the last time someone sat you down and gave you the ‘straight scoop’ on what you’re doing professionally and where you’re heading? If it wasn’t in the last month or so and it didn’t come from [...]