Coronavirus, COVID-19, Engagement/Recruitment, Fundraising, Leadership, Organizational Change, Organizational Development, Research, Strategic Planning
A nonprofit development assessment is exactly what it sounds like – a thorough assessment of your entire fundraising program. It’s perhaps the most important component of creating a smart fundraising strategy. And yet, so few nonprofits take the time to conduct a...
Board Development, Engagement/Recruitment, Leadership, Organizational Development
People generally have pretty strong feelings about nonprofit board meetings. On one end of the spectrum, I often hear comments like this: “Sometimes I’m sitting there on a Tuesday night, away from my family and my dinner and even my TV… And I imagine sending a...
Engagement/Recruitment, Executive Transitions, Human resources, Leadership, Search and Hire, Succession Planning
If you’ve ever been on a nonprofit Board during an ED transition, one of the first questions you are likely to tackle is whether and how staff members should be involved in the search. At Clover Search Works, we get asked about this a lot, and we do have a point...
Board Development, Leadership, Organizational Development, Self-awareness
Some of the most effective leaders I know make learning a priority: for themselves, for their teams, and for their organizations. Skillful leaders tend to be naturally curious about new ideas and different perspectives. They have vision and opinions, for sure, but...
Board Development, Fundraising, Leadership
Throughout my time as a fundraising consultant, I’ve found that many nonprofit organizations only use the bottom line to measure their fundraising success. Whether you’re using a development revenue report, or simply the monthly financial statements, relying solely on...
Board Development, Leadership, Managing Conflict, Strategic Planning
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change” – Wayne Dyer Many of us may be familiar with the parable of The Elephant. In the story four people are blindfolded and lead into a room with an elephant. When they come out they are asked...
