by Tom Okarma | May 2, 2011 | Blog, Leadership, Strategic Planning
OK, so your donations may not be coming in at levels you thought this year but at least you are still pretty much on budget. You still need to be aware of a clear and present danger that has recently reared its head. I’m talking about the nation’s desire to address...
by Tom Okarma | Apr 20, 2011 | Blog, Leadership
Now that we are well into 2011, it is a good time to assess progress on those priorities you set in your 2011 plan. First, are the “main things” you identified last fall still your “main things” or do you need to re-assess your key initiatives? And perhaps more...
by Tom Okarma | Mar 11, 2011 | Blog, Board Development, Leadership, Strategic Planning
Back in January I posed these questions and asked you to consider them…“If I were creating my organization TODAY, what is the best way to set it up? Are we organized that way? What is getting in the way of our ideal envisioned structure?” Today, I’d like to take this...
by Tom Okarma | Oct 29, 2010 | Blog, Leadership, Strategic Planning
I think there is a lot to say about the Law of Attraction, which can loosely be defined as “like attracting like”. I found that simple definition on the Internet so you know it has to be true. Anyway, I seem to be attracting a lot of organizations lately that suffer...
by Tom Okarma | Mar 1, 2010 | Blog, Board Development, Leadership, Strategic Planning
One thing about a nonprofit’s financials is that revenue projections can be a bit “iffy”, while projected expenses always seem to roll in just as planned. Aggressive revenue projections are not necessarily bad, but unless someone owns the fund raising function-and...
