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 ]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 ]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 ]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 ]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 ]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 ]Member Privacy and the Well Intentioned Coupon
This week I received a mailing from a for-profit business that was sent to the members of a nonprofit organization of which I am a member. The business is...
[ 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.
