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...
[ read more ]Board Chairs, Do You Want to Find Your Successor?
Today I am at a conference with 16 schools. I met this afternoon with the board chairs who are present to facilitate a break out session. While the discussion...
[ 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 ]Stop Doing Well What You Shouldn't Be Doing At All
As a student and practitioner of organizational management, my bookshelf is lined with books by Peter Drucker, a pioneer in social and management theory and prolific writer. One of...
[ 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.
