When I speak to volunteer boards and nonprofit professionals, I speak to the importance of getting a second question. What do I mean? It is simple. If someone asks for further explanation or more info when you introduce yourself and
6 things I found in 2020
My parents taught me that there is a lesson in everything. Take the time to learn from every challenge, obstacle, and bad experience. In my work with non-profit organizations, it is exciting and rewarding to hear that the fundraising results
Are you asking enough?
“Are you asking enough?” – A question I often to pose to fundraisers. Immediately, they go to the amount they are asking for. Sometimes they think about the frequency they are reaching out to their donors. Have you ever asked
Getting your Masters from…
In this time of graduations and moving up ceremonies, we contemplate learning and next steps. Hopefully, we all continue to learn everyday and search for opportunities to learn and mentors to offer instruction. One way is to look to leaders
Helping your board to SOARR
There are literally more than 1 million items related to non-profit board service on Google. Here is one more that puts board management into an acronym, SOARR, which will hopefully give you 5 things you can do with your board.
1st Meeting, Let the C.H.I.P.s fall
at 2:45 – That means she said YES, when sh could’ve said no. That means she mad a plan when sh could’ve just blown you off. So that means it is no longer her job to make her like you.