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 ]Play with Your Philanthropy
My husband proudly shared with our family over dinner the other night that his team for the food collection drive at the office had executed a secret strategy he...
[ 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 ]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 ]Why Your Organization Should Be in Back to School Mode
This article originally appeared on http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/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....
[ read more ]Transformation Isn’t For the Faint of Heart
This article originally appeared on eJewishPhilanthropy.com on January 19, 2011 and can be viewed at http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/transformation-isn%E2%80%99t-for-the-faint-of-heart/ The combining forces of the great recession, the proliferation of nonprofit organizations over...
[ read more ]Expertise Every Board Needs
Most nominating committees recognize the need for those with financial and legal expertise to sit on their boards. Here are some additional fields from which boards should be looking...
[ read more ]Nonprofit Re-Branding
How valuable is your brand? How does a potential donor react when she hears your organization’s name? Does your name, logo and tag line help people understand your mission,...
[ read more ]Leverage the Usual Suspects
I asked a friend the other day about an event that she went to and she replied that the usual suspects were there. She didn’t need to say another...
[ 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.
