I Didn’t Sign Up for This. Now What?
Being a board chair in ordinary times is challenging. There are numerous relationships to manage, meetings to co-design and lead, areas requiring oversight, and planning and evaluating to be...
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No Rest for the Weary: Where Do Nonprofit Boards Go From Here
Impressive. Since mid-March, your board chair and your CEO/ED have provided invaluable leadership. Attendance at your regular and emergency board meetings has never been better. Board members are engaged,...
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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...
[ 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 ]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.
