Oct
20
2023
The Hidden Potential of Your Bored Board
Nonprofit organizations rely heavily on the expertise and commitment of their board members. These individuals play a vital role in shaping the organization’s mission, making strategic...
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Oct
15
2021
UPDATE: Attitude always pays off when hiring
Four years ago, I wrote an article about charities hiring fundraisers for their attitude rather than their aptitude (here). I surmised that you could learn the...
May
07
2021
UPDATE: Go Find A Great Board Member
Three years ago, I wrote about recruitment for a new board member (here). In the article, I focussed on managing expectations, as Joan Garry so eloquently...
Apr
23
2021
After 27 Years, I had an “A-ha moment”
Have you ever had that feeling that something just “clicked” for you? Even after decades of working in the same profession? (This goes to reinforce my...
Mar
12
2021
UPDATE: Leadership or Management
Last year, before the pandemic was in full swing in North America, I wrote about the notion of Leadership or Management (here). In the article, I...
Feb
05
2021
Issues Raising Funds — Part II
Last week, I wrote about golf and fundraising — the advent of the graphite shaft amplifies your golf swing (good or bad), just as COVID has...
Jan
29
2021
Signals that you will soon have Issues Raising Funds
Fundraising during COVID is like using a graphite golf club. Those things that go well go really well, and the things that go poorly go really...
Jan
15
2021
We are Family!
Welcome to 2021 — here’s hoping that this is a much better year than 2020! Over the break, I spent quite a lot of time chatting...
Sep
25
2020
Recommended Reading
I have to admit that I wasn’t always a reader. Perhaps it was my ADHD, but I couldn’t wrap my head around the concept of staring...
Sep
11
2020
Nature Abhors a Vacuum in Leadership
Aristotle stated 2,000 years ago that Nature abhors a vacuum. The theory is that the denser surrounding material would immediately fill the rarity of an incipient...