Creating a Board Book
In my new book, On Board: What Current and Aspiring Board Members Must Know About Nonprofits & Board Service, I recommend making a board book for each member of...
[ read more ]VEGAS baby
In the course of helping clients hire professional staff or fill leadership lay roles, I tell them to go for VEGAS. What is VEGAS? “V” is for vision. You...
[ read more ]The Cost of Bad Board Members
Today I got a note about my new book, On Board: What Current and Aspiring Board Members Must Know About Nonprofits & Board Service from “Fred,” a long-time communal...
[ read more ]To err is human, but will donors forgive?
Life is full of teachable moments. When I make mistakes, I try to find the learning. In the past two weeks, I have been on the receiving end of...
[ read more ]7 Suggestions for Synagogues at the “Apple Reveal” of the Jewish Calendar
This article originally appeared on www.ejewishphilanthropy.com and can be seen at http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/7-suggestions-for-synagogues-at-the-apple-reveal-of-the-jewish-calendar/ My 11 year old like much of the world was aware of the Apple iPhone 6 reveal...
[ read more ]Your Jewish Organization Needs to Think Like a B-Org
This article originally appeared on eJewishPhilanthropy.com. You can see the original at http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/your-jewish-organization-needs-to-think-like-a-b-org/ Please indulge the lawyer in me while we talk a little corporate law. Over the last...
[ read more ]Call It Like It Is
When a prospective client for strategic planning wants to start immediately, I am suspect As the conversation proceeds, I often learn that the decision to now engage in planning...
[ read more ]Boards: You Don't Have to Fundraise
Before starting a fundraising training session that I was leading the other day, a board member lamented how they hated asking people for money. Another said that she wished...
[ read more ]S.E.E. to Make Good Decisions
Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level. In thinking recently about my consulting and coaching work, it occurred to me that my job is often to...
[ read more ]For Values "Show, Don't Tell"
Many organizations, in addition to their mission and vision statements, have a values statement. A values statement is a set of beliefs and principles that guide an organization’s decision-making....
[ read more ]Too often people are asked to lead a board without a guidebook or a mentor. Holding the Gavel lays out the job, what is expected and how to best contribute.
