Don’t miss the free webinar, Nonprofit Audits in a Nutshell, on March 28th 3:30-4:30 pm (Eastern), sponsored by First Nonprofit Foundation. Jenifer Holland, a governance consultant with BoardSource, will address the board’s role in the audit process. Join webinar! Board members are told that their role is to provide “oversight.” But what does that really [...]
Common Good Vermont, Benchmarks for a Better Vermont are getting ready for the networking and learning event of the year! Fifteen workshops focus on managing results, being productive, engaging your community, telling our stories, diversifying staff and leading through collaboration. Don’t miss this unique event. Register Today!
“What Do You Talk About at Your Board Meetings?” by Simone Joyaux, The Nonprofit Quarterly, January 4, 2013. This article offers great suggestions for how to keep your board meetings focused on governance, rather than management. (Thanks to Marty Jacobs for pointing this out!) What do you talk about at your board meetings? Wait. Don’t [...]
IdeaEncore alerted us to this great resource produced by Vantage Point. A decade in the making, The Abundant Not-for-Profit infuses theory with tips, case studies and practical tools to show how organizations can attract, meaningfully engage and integrate all the available talent. From organizational culture to planning, from great governance to excellent people processes, the [...]
Thanks to our friends at the Council on Fundraising for sharing this news. Do you want to give back to your community? Do you want to expand your network? Serving on a nonprofit board can help you do all of the above and more! Come find out what it means to be a board member and how to identify the best fit [...]
You don’t need to be the executive director or board president be an effective leader. Just about anyone can be an inspiring and effective leader, regardless of your formal position. Trista Harris & Co.’s Leading without Authority offers strategies and advice for building leadership skills that everyone at your nonprofit can use. A good leader [...]
Thanks to our friends at BoardSource for sharing this information. Webinar 101: Keeping Your Board Accountable Tuesday, March 12, 2013 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET Presented by Terrie Temkin, Ph.D., principal, Core Strategies for Nonprofits, Inc. Are you having trouble keeping your board members accountable? Are some members following through and others not? Are things [...]
Two hundred and fifty nonprofit leaders are expected to attend the Vermont Nonprofit Conference 2013 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee Vermont. The theme for the day-long conference is “The Data Driven Nonprofit”. The annual event features a keynote address by K.D. Paine, mission critical workshops and much-needed networking opportunities for the sector. Check out the full agenda.
VERMONT NONPROFIT CONFERENCE 2013 The Data Driven Nonprofit: Tracking Results, Telling Our Story, Improving Vermont Thursday, March 21 2013 | Lake Morey Resort Brought to You by Common Good Vermont & Benchmarks for a Better Vermont Agenda for the Day | Meet the Presenters | Meet the Attendees | Reading List | Conference Materials (more [...]
Beth Peters is the founder of VIVID Workplace, providing HR resources to private sector and nonprofit organizations. Her practice includes coaching, strategic planning, recruiting of staff and board members and workplace transformation. We’re grateful to her for sharing strategies and tips for recruiting new staff and board members for your organization.
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