Jan Masaoka
Posts by Jan Masaoka:
A Board Member Crosses the Line
How can nonprofits properly handle a board member when they cross the line?
Twelve Ways to Get a New Executive Director Off on the Right Foot
If you’re on a board, before you turn over the reins, these ideas will help your new executive director get acclimated to their new role.
Ditch Your Board Composition Matrix
Board composition matrices focus our attention on what people are, rather than on what the organization needs board members to do.
And Now for a Different Type of Board Agenda
Board meeting time is precious time, and the fulcrum of board-staff opportunity or disappointment. Let’s be smarter about how we use it.
What’s the Right Size for the Board?
The single most common question asked of experts on nonprofit boards: What’s the right number of people to have on the board?
Take A Fresh Look at Scrip Fundraising
Increasingly, nonprofits are finding scrip to be a comparatively easy way to raise funds. How does scrip fundraising work, anyway?
Organizing the Board to Support Nonprofit Revenue Strategy
Think more broadly (and effectively) about how board members can support the key aspects of your nonprofit revenue strategy.
Questions to Ask Prospective Board Members
Spend a few minutes ahead of time thinking about what to ask prospective board members to get a better idea if it’s a good match.
Executive Director Evaluation Survey Form
A process and an evaluation instrument for executive director evaluation surveys. Includes survey in Word format for easy modification.
The Philanthropic-Consultant Industrial Complex
Rather than supporting nonprofits, foundations and consultants are increasingly telling nonprofits what they should be doing.