Let’s Talk Philanthropy
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Recently, I got a question from a young executive director of an organization clearly in the start-up phase of its lifecycle. The board, too, is young. And, as so many young people are, they are very earnest and concerned with doing the right thing in the right way. But the subject of the question she asked is not a young person’s or young organization’s question; it is a question that I get so regularly in some form, I am almost tired of answering Read more
The Board Engagement Metric
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A few weeks ago, I got a request to speak with an executive director and a board president about their organization’s give policy. I always counsel boards that their policy on board giving must come with consequences. Since very few boards are willing to do so, very few organizations have an actual, formal policy (that means written down, approved by a board vote and memorialized in the policy manual—be it virtual or tangible).
The duo I was counseling had done everything it should have: Read more
