Engagement/Recruitment, Fundraising, Vision
Great, so you’re on board. You’ve read Part One of this article and are now convinced that you need an annual case statement STAT. That’s terrific! Now the trick is writing the thing. Below are some tips on how to create a compelling case...
Engagement/Recruitment, Fundraising, Vision
True story: My very first fundraising job (more than 20 years ago!) was for a university. On the first day of my new job, I sat in a meeting where my colleagues were talking about a capital campaign to renovate the athletic building. They discussed the purpose of...
Leadership, Managing Conflict, Organizational Development, Self-awareness, Vision
In Collaborating with the Enemy, author and facilitator Adam Kahane shares a meaningful anecdote about the challenges of navigating conflict, especially where people have longstanding reasons for distrust and disagreement. In the early 1990’s, as South Africa started...
Board Development, Leadership, Organizational Development, Vision
Recently, a former board member of an environmental organization explained to me why he resigned: “When I joined the board, I sat through meetings for six months. We sat around and listened to reports. We never really made any meaningful decisions, nobody asked...
