by go-web-support | Jun 15, 2017 | Blog, Board Development, Governance, Leadership
Do you know the Board of Director’s Role for Your Nonprofit? The board of director’s role in an organization can make or break it. Individual directors (and boards as a whole), play key roles in the success of a nonprofit agency. Yet two of the most...
by Tom Okarma | Dec 29, 2016 | Blog, Leadership
A New Year, New Leadership, a New Nonprofit Landscape… Change is in the air, no doubt about it. Many nonprofit leaders and boards are concerned right now as they try to figure out what their new operating environment will look like next year and beyond. After...
by Tom Okarma | Nov 17, 2016 | Blog, Leadership
Everywhere I go, I hear nonprofit leaders and board members talk about the same challenge — Millennials. How do you attract, engage, and leverage this group of individuals in their organization. There seems to be a strong sense of urgency to connect with as many...
by Tom Okarma | Oct 27, 2016 | Blog, Board Development, Board Meetings, Leadership
How to Make Your Board Meetings… BETTER. Sometimes, being a leader feels like you are out in front of a marching band, with everyone smiling and marching closely behind you, in lock step to your tempo. One tight team all in sync. It is a beautiful thing. But...
by Tom Okarma | Oct 18, 2016 | Blog, Board Development, Board Meetings, Governance, Leadership
Most nonprofit board of directors fall into two categories — Governance boards and Working boards. Both have important responsibilities. Either can be necessary at times. They can each can be the perfect board for a nonprofit, based on the agency’s characteristics,...
by go-web-support | Oct 11, 2016 | Blog, Board Development, Board Meetings, Governance, Leadership
You’re likely a nonprofit leader, an executive director, maybe a board chair. At minimum, you’re probably on the board. You’ve helped to lead your agency for a long time and things have gone well, other than the periodic crisis you’ve had to...