Decisions that Strangle Success

Nonprofits must be accountable for how they use a funder’s money. Accountability encourages good stewardship, gives the donor the confidence to be generous, creates a more effective mission, and enables greater client success. When accountability has the wrong focus, it strangles donor, nonprofit, mission and client success.

Donors, like nonprofit boards, have only the best […]

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Facilitating Fundraising

Typically, less than half of a nonprofit’s board members want to be directly engaged in fundraising. However, the board has a critical role in fundraising. […]

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Three Groups of Prospective Board Members

Your nonprofit board probably has representatives from each of three groups. The members of two of the groups probably serve you well. The members of one group are seldom helpful but often present. […]

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Risk Management

It is generally agreed that one of the primary purposes of a nonprofit board is to ensure the longevity of a nonprofit’s mission. Many nonprofit boards interpret this to mean minimizing decision-making risk. […]

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Education Creates a Great Board

Everyone wants to have a great nonprofit board. Education plays an important role in achieving that dream. […]

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How Are You Doing?

There is a significant difference between the nonprofit board’s job and the staff’s job. The staff is responsible for this year. The board is responsible for the future. […]

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Mission Helps

Your mission guides your nonprofit in many ways. One of those ways is by making decision-making easier. […]

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