Are You My Successor?
This article originally appeared in ejewishphilanthropy.com. You can view the original at http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/are-you-my-successor/ When my children were young, we used to read Dr. Seuss’ book, Are You My Mother? I...
[ read more ]7 Questions that Every Synagogue Should Be Asking
This article originally appeared March 11, 2014 on www.ejewishphilanthropy.com. You can view the original at ejewishphilanthropy.com/7-questions-that-every-synagogue-should-be-asking/ Sadly, too few board chairs, rabbis and executive directors of synagogues are focused...
[ 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 ]Top 10 Things to DO to Make the Most of Year End Fundraising and Marketing
Top 10 Things to Make the Most of Year End Fundraising and Marketing 1. Thank and send Season’s Greeting to your staff, board, end-users, community, prospects, donors (see also...
[ read more ]Recharge without a Sabbatical
This morning I read an article by Beth Sirull about nonprofit sabbaticals as a way to combat burnout, “Sabbaticals for Nonprofit Leaders Benefit the Executive, the Organization and the...
[ read more ]Why Your Organization Should be in Back to School Mode
The air is changing, and it is becoming dark earlier here in the Northeast. The stores have been in back-to-school mode for months. Yesterday I noticed that the Halloween...
[ read more ]Writing for a World that Doesn’t Read
Those responsible for communicating with nonprofit constituencies (donors, activists, board members, even employees etc.) have a tough job these days. They need to reach out to people and craft...
[ read more ]Being responsive to email: Reply, Acknowledge or Answer
People want you to be responsive to their emails. In fact, a recurring frustration that I hear from co-workers, management, volunteers, board members and donors is when they take...
[ 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 ]Where the Magic Happens: Professional and Lay Partnerships
Nonprofit magic happens when an organization has: (1) a strong professional leader and (2) a dedicated and engaged board and (3) the two have a collaborative and well-tuned working...
[ 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.
