Effective Stewardship

Many nonprofit boards need to reimagine their roles. When they took on the leadership of the nonprofits, they agreed to become the stewards of the nonprofits. For some boards, stewardship means maintain the status quo. They aim to sustain the current level of effectiveness and efficiency. Those boards have limited their role to that of […]

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Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB)

ZBB originated in the 1970s. Therefore, it is nothing new and when something old becomes popular it is best to be cautious.

ZBB means zeroing out all line items in the budget and justifying every dollar that is added for each line item. There have been several stories recently about large organizations using ZBB to […]

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Staying on Top

If your nonprofit is at the top of its game – Congratulations! That is great news!

The bad news is that the good news has a limited shelf life. According to one study, the average large organization reorganizes itself every 24 – 36 months. Each reorganization takes about 18 months. It is hard to stay […]

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How to Set Attainable Goals

We are told creating goals is a good thing and will help our organizations thrive, attract support, and increase sustainability. However, goals are frequently missed, which makes setting goals frustrating. In the end, some boards stop creating goals because it seems to be worthless and other tasks are more rewarding.

In our experience, the problem […]

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Explaining the Costs

When a donor wants to know about your nonprofit’s costs, you can assume two things. One is that they are reluctant to trust your stewardship of their money. It may be prudence because of a bad experience in the past or something else. In any case, they are subtly asking that your fundraising team spend […]

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Giving Back to Your Community

When you increase the value of your nonprofit to your community, your community will increase support. […]

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The Annual Report

Use your nonprofit’s annual report to overcome some of the apathy and lethargy among your supporters. […]

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People Are Important

Place more value in the people associated with your nonprofit and your community will be more appreciative of your nonprofit. […]

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In Support of Value Creation

Every change your nonprofit makes must be supported by more than a good plan. […]

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Value Creation

The durability of your nonprofit’s solutions determines the robustness of your support. […]

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