Post-High Holidays Road Map for Synagogues
For more than half a year, most synagogues have been physically closed, but working to keep their communities open and connected virtually in prayer, learning, programs and activities. Some...
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Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Board Members
Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Board Members 1. I will attend board (and committee) meetings. At said meetings, I will think organizationally and strategically. Before said meetings, I...
[ read more ]Book Review: On Board
This article originally appeared on Sustainable Museums on February 11, 2016. On Board is available for purchase on Amazon. If you would like to order 20 or more copies for your...
[ read more ]I Just Called to Say I Love You: Board Members as Stewards
This article originally appeared in eJP. By Nanette Fridman and Jennifer Weinstock We all want our board members to be focused on development – to do those solicitations! So...
[ 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 ]The Loneliest Job in the World, the Executive Director
President Kennedy was dubbed to have the loneliest job in the world by The New York Times during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1961. A lot has changed since...
[ 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 ]Take Off Your Rose Colored Glasses To Embrace Change
To effectuate change, boards and management have to be able to take off their rose colored glasses and admit to themselves the truths that they often don’t want to...
[ 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.
