Jan Masaoka
Posts by Jan Masaoka:
Endorsing Candidates. Illegal. How to Do It.
Discussing restrictions on nonprofit 501c3 organizations that prohibit them from supporting or opposing candidates running for office.
Three Instant Improvements for Board Agendas and Accountability
Three instant ways to improve meetings simply by what you put on the piece of paper titled “Board Agenda:”
Benchmarking and Analyzing Salaries: A Fast How-To
Analyze salaries by charting salary ranges, adding benchmark salaries, and two ways to review individual salaries.
Blue Ribbon Nominating Committee for Your Board
A detailed method for your nonprofit’s nominating committee to recruit board members.
Alternatives to Strategic Planning at Nonprofits
By staking too much on strategic planning, nonprofits often neglect other tools for making decisions, moving organizations, or learning.
Strategic Planning: Failures and Alternatives
When recessions happen, many nonprofits can’t move forward on strategic plans. Jan Masaoka explores what nonprofits can do instead.
Where Should the Board Chair, the ED, the Staff Sit?
Where everyone sits reflects organizational philosophy, and is a strong message to all about authority, participation, and the board’s role.
Finding the Right Nonprofit Board to Join
Questions to ask yourself before seeking a board, and then how to find the right next opportunity for making a difference.
Meaningful Budget Work by the Board
The board has some important perspectives to bring to the discussion of the budget. Here some questions that take advantage of the board’s diverse community perspectives and the finance staff’s knowledge and skill.
What is Micromanagement and What Isn’t?
As an executive director, what can feel like micromanagement from members of your board can be a symptom of larger problems.