I had the pleasure of joining the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation’s Knowledge Bites series for a conversation about nonprofit leadership transitions. We talked about a challenge many organizations are facing right now: finding and supporting the next generation of nonprofit leaders.
Read MoreExecutive search isn’t magic. It’s simply a structured process designed to help your organization identify, evaluate, and ultimately hire the leader who will guide its next chapter. Here’s what that process typically looks like.
Read MoreYou're moving at break neck speed, making 100 decisions a day. You're adapting to the twists and turns the pandemic and other crises keep sending your way. You're wondering, “How the heck am I going to make it?” Here’s how to triage and prioritize what’s in front of you.
Read MoreYou do not need one more tip. You do not need one more trick. Or best practice. Or process. Or checklist. Or template. Or reflection question. Or whatever. What you need–what we all need–is rest.
Read MoreWhat does trusting the process look like as you lead and manage your nonprofit? Well, it just might look like…
Read MoreBy changing our practices around board recruitment, we can attract a talented applicant pool and build a board that better reflects the community we serve.
Executive Director Jamie Brookside of the Middlebury Area Land Trust shares everything she knows about strategic planning.
Read MoreYou’ve heard me lament before that nonprofit organizations–especially small ones–tend to sell yourselves short when it comes to board recruitment.
Read MoreBefore you waste any more paper and ink on a lackluster, formulaic appeal letter, check out this list of ways to upgrade your correspondence and receive more contributions in return.
Read MoreI just checked, and my pulse is 60 bpm. Unfortunately, that (alone) does not qualify me to be a board member. And yet…that's the running joke in the nonprofit sector, right? That any time we're frantically searching for a new board member, or two, we cozy up with our contact list and ask, “Let's see…who do I know who has a pulse?”
Read MoreIt's not every day that you get to meet your heroes. I still haven't met mine, but I did get to be a guest on her podcast!
Read MoreIt is a truth universally acknowledged that all thought pieces about strategic planning must include mention of a shelf and something about dust.
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