Past Articles

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

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.

Leadership

Nonprofits Need Help, Not Just Directives

Telling nonprofits to collaborate or merge is easy. Implementing it is hard. Where will the help come from in order to make it happen?

Leadership

Vet the Interim Exec: 6 Critical Steps Toward Making it Work

How do you get your money’s worth from an Interim Executive Director? First, make sure their skills match your needs. Then stay in touch. Six steps to making the Interim Executive Director position work for your organization.

Philanthropy

What can you learn from my daughter and the TV show The Philanthropist?

I think about philanthropy every day. I am in the business of philanthropy, helping nonprofits raise money and fulfill their missions. I serve on nonprofits boards, I give to my religious institution, my children’s school, my alma mater, United Way, community organizations and national charitable organizations. However, despite the fact that I live and [...]