Your First 30 Days as a Nonprofit Board Chair
OK, so you were just elected board chair. Now what? No job description, no time, no playbook. Maybe I can help.
OK, so you were just elected board chair. Now what? No job description, no time, no playbook. Maybe I can help.
It’s SO important to recruit the right number of the right folks. It’s a team effort – here’s the plan.
CEO’s and Board Chairs need to get along very very well. The health of your nonprofit depends on it. Here’s how.
Before you land on your Development Director as ‘the’ problem, take a ride through my checklist.
Board members often see overhead as a four letter word. Funders too. Really? Time to educate about its value.
Part 2: Interpreting my board assessment tool in the service of building a stronger, more effective board.
Typical assessment tools look at your board in the aggregate in do not ask the right questions. So I created one of my own that you can download. It can offer valuable insights for the E.D. and the board chair.
So many organizations are unclear about what the Executive Committee does, why it’s important and what an effective one looks like. I’m quite clear about it.
So much confusion about the role of the Board Fundraising Committee. Allow me to offer some clarity with a 10 step plan to morph yours into a great and effective committee.
It’s time to treat the identification of your next board chair with exactly the same intentionality that you would use for the recruitment of a key player in your corporate shop. Here’s my checklist.
Don’t fundraise like a Girl Scout! These earnest well meaning young ladies have trained us to believe that people only donate if there are treats. You do not. I repeat. You do not need treats. Here’s what you do need. My top ten.
The success of a fundraising event is not measured by the funds raised that evening. It’s about the money that follows. Here’s my six point plan for capitalizing on the success of your special events