I lost the good tooth lottery. Over the last few weeks, I’ve had several long and painful stays in the chairs of various dental professionals. Trust me when I say I know from root canals. So it was with an extra “ouch” that I absorbed a friend’s story of a board member wondering which […]
Is your board making you crazy?
A committed and inspired board leads to a strong organization. A dysfunctional board or one that’s not inspired makes it almost impossible for the organization to succeed. Development staff often spot any board problems. To succeed in our work, we have to look at the organization as an organism. And we know the board is […]
The best fundraising ideas I ever stole – part one
I’m not a genius. So I will try to give credit where memory allows. It was a colleague who once told me there aren’t any great new ideas – just people who know how to borrow well. I believe he was right. Over the next few posts, I’m going share a few of my favorites […]