Conventional thinking about problem solving produces conventional solutions. When conventional solutions are insufficient, it is time to be unconventional. [...]
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Sustainability in its simplest from is ensuring a nonprofit will have the strength to continue to serve the community far into the future. Have you thought about how to engage the community in your organization’s sustainability? [...] How much does your nonprofit spend on its mission? Besides wanting to say, “Every dime” what is the real answer? [...] Creating measurable positive improvement is important if one wants to increase community support. Are you looking for a simple way to express the positive improvement your nonprofit promises? [...] One of the reasons to have a board is to have a group of people who are going to carefully deliberate over important issues. What issues are important enough to require board attention? Let us refer to the important issues as “significant transactions”. [...] Creating a budget can be divisive or unifying. Let us look at how to make it unifying. [...] This is a magical time of year for many nonprofits. It is time to draft the budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 and it is the time to start recruiting new board members. Are your board members inspired? [...] Most parochial schools collect tuition from the families who send their children to the school. Most schools are unable to charge their families the full cost of educating a child. So what is the family paying for? [...] What is financial value and why does it matter? How is it created? [...] Every nonprofit has a board. Almost every nonprofit wants a more effective board. How do you translate, the wants into practical, manageable changes? [...] |
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