by Tom Okarma | Dec 8, 2015 | Blog, Board Development, Featured, Leadership
What do you do when a good board member goes bad? One of the most important roles you have, as part of a board of directors, or as the executive director of a nonprofit, is to help identify and “vet” new board candidates. You use comprehensive checklists, you...
by Tom Okarma | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog, Board Development, Leadership
How to change your thinking to make 2016 your best year yet. We’re quickly coming up on the end of 2015, and it’s time to start thinking about the new year. How can you help your nonprofit board and leadership team ignite its entrepreneurial spirit and...
by Tom Okarma | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog, Leadership
14 Ways To Create a Volunteer Program Built for Impact Are you using volunteers to extend the reach and capabilities of your team? No doubt about it, volunteering is on the rise, or at least, the desire to volunteer is. According to LinkedIn, more than 4 million...
by Tom Okarma | Nov 19, 2015 | Blog, Board Development, Leadership, Strategic Planning
Understanding the key role Mission, Vision, and Values play in moving an organization forward. These elements are probably some of the most important in your organization, yet they are often the most overlooked. They help guide decision-making, budgeting, and...
by Tom Okarma | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog, Board Development, Board Meetings
10 Ways To Make Your Next Board Meeting Better Nice work! You’ve done the analysis and identified and recruited onto your board the perfect slate of candidates to replace the retiring board members. This new panel of directors is exactly what you were looking for and...
