Accepting Board Underperformance
One of my favorite classes in the eight-week online sessions of the La Salle Master’s in Nonprofit Leadership is in nonprofit governance. After each class, I relish reading and responding to each of the more than 200 student posts per discussion board.
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At the start of the session, I tell students, all of whom work for various nonprofits, that they are going to find this a very difficult class. Yes, there is a lot of work, but that’s not why Read more
A Not-So-Fine Mess
Recently, a dear friend brand new to his executive director role and, thus, working in a nonprofit, but well-versed working with and for nonprofits, made the observation from his recently acquired leadership position, “Nonprofits are messy!” I can’t disagree, but wonder to what extent we contribute to our own messes?
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A few days after hearing his remark, a one-day facilitation session with the board and senior staff of an organization brought home that answer, writ large: a lot! How could one organization do so Read more
