Resilience and Realism
This article originally appeared in eJP. It’s been a harrowing March and April. For nonprofits, the first two weeks were a period of shock, physical relocation and a crash...
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Week 3: Get Off the Constant Fundraising Webinars and Do These Things Instead
It’s been over two weeks of working from home and there have been lots of webinars (including several by yours truly). This week my best advice to all the...
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What Employees Should be Doing Now in Light of COVID-19
When I was a lawyer, we had 2 rounds of layoffs in 3 years between 2000 and 2003. There are going to be furloughs and layoffs across the nonprofit...
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Tips for Working from Home
As many people adjust to working from home, I want to offer some tips that I have learned over 17 years of doing so. These are things that have...
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Don’t Cancel Your Board Meeting During the Coronavirus Crisis
Do not cancel your board meetings in light of Coronavirus. Move them to Zoom, Go to Meeting or WebEx. It is crucial that your board is up to date...
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5 Ways to Stay Connected with Your Donors When Your Event is Cancelled or Postponed
During this uncertain time, many fundraising events are getting postponed or cancelled. Here is what you should do if you are in this situation: 1. Call all your donors...
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For the Board Leaders
One of the biggest trends in my coaching practice over the last 10 years has been the growth of nonprofit board chairs and presidents as clients. In some cases,...
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Should Day Schools Have Investment Prospectuses?
A generous day school donor called me a few months ago to talk about the numerous requests for donations he received from schools both in his home state and...
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Do Work that Matters
A lot of time in coaching with professionals and volunteer leaders, people are overwhelmed with the myriad of issues and volume of communications and tasks they have to do. ...
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Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Development Directors
Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Development Directors 1. I will focus on donor retention. It is much harder to get a new donor than to keep an existing...
[ 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.
