For Good Board Presidents Only
This is an open letter to good board presidents only. Define good board presidents as those who really understand their role as a board president, as well as the role of the board. They are the ones who are in it for the right reasons (ensuring the best delivery on mission promises as possible) —and not the wrong reasons (ego, power-trip, etc.).
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When was the last time you sat with your executive director and asked him/her how things were going? Asked Read more
No Leftovers Please
I don’t like being considered second best. Yet, when I hear people looking to the nonprofit sector as the top choice for their “encore career” (don’t even like that term!), that’s what I hear.
Oh, now that you have done the real work of your life, go to the nonprofit sector. Forget that thinking! We are not second best. Not good enough for the first choice of a career, but okay for the encore—the light, flip, “everyone can do it at the drop of the conductor’s Read more
