Past Articles

Strategy

Good Governance! What is Going On?

Once again, a few local nonprofits find themselves in hot water over questionable policies and practices. This time, the culprits are Philadelphia city departments and regional agencies. Maybe it’s the water that causes this endless parade of misconduct and poor behavior.  
As you may have heard, both the Philadelphia Housing Authority and the Delaware River [...]

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

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 [...]