Past Articles

Leadership

Slow Down!…What We Can Learn From Eagles Coach Andy Reid

What a strange time to be a Philadelphia Eagles fan.  On Sunday and Monday, September 20 and 21, Coach Andy Reid stated definitively that Kevin Kolb was the team’s starting quarterback.  On Tuesday, September 22, in the late afternoon Coach Reid appeared to completely reverse his position, and announced that Michael Vick is now the [...]

Capital Campaigns

It’s Not Rocket Science…Why Do We Need to Hire a Consultant?

As consultants working with nonprofit organizations on various aspects of nonprofit life including fundraising, strategic planning, marketing and leadership development, we are often asked why an organization should engage our services rather than just do it themselves.  My answer is that consultants bring experience, focus, perception, accountability, objectivity and style that make the realization of [...]

Leadership

Tired of Talk about Vision

Tired of talk about vision? Me too! And here’s why.

Leadership

“I’m not saying please, I’m not being reasonable, I’m making the decision”

It’s up to the Executive Director to make hard decisions – as seen on TV.

Leadership

How to present a new idea without getting lynched!

I’ve been watching the dues committee at a non-profit where I’m a member spend the past year, researching, studying, analyzing, considering, projecting and estimating what impact a new membership dues structure would have on the organization. I’ve also been watching them present this new idea to board members and some of our bigger donors [...]

Leadership

Anyone Know Why We’re Meeting?

Congratulations! You’ve limited your meeting attendees to those who need to be there.
Now, how are you going to keep from wasting their time?
Your valuable volunteers are smart. They can come up with great ideas and engage in really substantive conversations that result in good policy. That only works though, if they’ve been given time to [...]

Leadership

Tax-exempt groups must adapt to economic woes

Nonprofit crisis can generate the energy to transform Delaware’s sector into one that more efficiently and productively serves its diverse constituency and supplements efforts to foster economic development.

Leadership

A niche for corporate giving

The nonprofit sector could become corporation’s call for leadership and community involvement.

Leadership

Delmarva’s call for community leadership: SmartDrive

Collaborations between corporations and nonprofits, another way of giving back to the community.

Leadership

Why am I here?

Wasting time in meetings is harmful to the bottom line. Inviting the right people is key to productive meetings and happier staff and volunteers.