You’ve finally taken the plunge and hired a senior staff member, after years or decades of being proudly all-volunteer. Perhaps the leadership volunteers were burning out, or the organization grew too much too fast. Do you heave a sigh of relief, delegate a few tasks and carry on as before? Not if you want to … Read more
In my prior blog, I listed some of the main options facing a struggling charity. Let’s turn now to who might lead the consideration of such major changes, and what the decision-making process might involve. Leadership Options All the analysis below assumes the internal individuals involved are skilled, competent and dedicated to the mission. And … Read more
I recently heard of a not-for-profit (NFP) chair who told media representatives that the board supported a CEO who had just been accused of serious wrong-doing, and the CEO would be staying. The board had not met! To me, that chair clearly overstepped and had zero authority to speak for the board.
I recently posted a list of Canadian podcasts for not-for-profit leaders in Canada, and promised a follow-up list of recommended non-Canadian ones. Here it is! What did I miss? As far as I know. these are available through Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcast subscriptions. 1. Inspired Nonprofit Leadership Location: California, USA … Read more
This blog title sums up the total preparation done by many of the incoming board chairs I’ve dealt with. According to an Alliance for Nonprofit Management research report, about 51% of new not-for-profit board chairs say they did nothing to prepare. Most had not been a Vice Chair, and some had not even chaired a committee. Is this … Read more
