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Reproducing Reproducers: Creating a Legacy of Leadership Succession
Nature teaches us that fruit is naturally reproduced through the seeds of more fruit within itself. Those seeds continue to reproduce more fruit trees which produce more seeds—on and on the cycle of natural reproduction goes.
Ensuring Dogs and Cats Get Equal Scratch in Decision-making
Are you a dog or a cat person? I don’t mean your preference for a pet. If you show up to a meeting barking and clawing to make your point, you might be a dog person. If you lay back during the decision-making process but circle back to pee on outcomes …
The Worst Way to Share an Idea is to Say, “I Have an Idea.”
How nonprofit employees can help ideas be heard and embraced Bryan has an idea for something he thinks might help his nonprofit. His supervisor, Wanda, already has a lot on her plate at the moment. When Bryan says, “Here’s my idea,” it feels lik …
The Pitfalls of Running a Mentoring Program
So, you want to support the next generation of nonprofit, business, or community leaders, and you’re considering launching or expanding a mentoring program? Well, it’s not as easy as you might think… at least to do right. But the good news is there are …
Engaging Board Members: AAA Then and Now
Philanthropy has been changing at a dizzying pace, but one thing that has not changed is our desire to more fully engage our boards. It has been almost 20 years since a client called me as we were preparing for their annual board r …
What Millennials Really Want: Professional Development
I’m not sure about you, but professional development (PD) at my last job consisted of little more than a few forgettable webinars and a yearly training that supported my work, but not my career. While my work was challenging and fulfilling, there were …
All Hands on Board: The Board of Directors in All-Volunteer Organizations
This booklet was originally published by the National Center for Nonprofit Boards and the Support Center for Nonprofit Management, which are now respectively known as BoardSource and CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. The hardcopy is now out of print. …
Get Thy Nonprofit Self Into Therapy!
The same things that motivate nonprofit workers can also create unnecessary personal and psychic suffering. For some, therapy may help.
Who is Responsible for the Board Doing a Good Job?
Despite the importance of the nonprofit board, there’s strikingly little clarity about who is responsible for its performance.
