The National Council of Nonprofits, who’s mission is to advance the vital role, capacity, and voice of charitable nonprofit organizations through our state and national networks, recently released these four policies address scenarios that can derail nonprofits. Conflict of Interests: It seems that conflicts of interests are the root of all evil (or at least [...]
Pulled from the website www.blueavocado.org, a nonprofit online magazine for community nonprofits. Blue Avocado is published every third Tuesday through an HTML newsletter delivered to more than 50,000 subscribers. Thanks to its sponsors and members, Blue Avocado subscriptions are free. Board Cafe, Jan Masaoka, 11/13 When we reviewed various the dozens of evaluation instruments sent [...]
Thanks to Marty Jacobs for sharing this training opportunity with Common Good Vermont via the Upper Valley Nonprofits Discussion List. Marty, who runs Systems in Sync, will be joined by Anne Peyton of Yellow Brick Road, Sarah Kobylenski of the Executive Director and Upper Valley Haven, Robert Wetzel, Board Chair, Upper Valley Land Trust. When: [...]
Tony Schwartz is the president and CEO of The Energy Project and the author of Be Excellent at Anything. He shared these observations in the Harvard Business Review blog. Myth #1: Multitasking is critical in a world of infinite demand. This myth is based on the assumption that human beings are capable of doing two [...]
Upcoming Session Teaches Excellence for Nonprofit Board Members Next month, the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program will host “Governing for Nonprofit Excellence” on its Cambridge Campus. The four day event is for voluntary members of nonprofit boards looking to enhance their leadership skills. The event includes several discussions on various topics, such as the [...]
Nancy Schwartz, our good friend from Getting Attention! Blog and ENews shared her most recent project with us: The Book that Changed My Life: 129 Recommendations from Nonprofits Around the World. We think you will find it fascinating. Nancy writes: When I recently asked nonprofit experts in a range of fields—from fundraising to advocacy—to share [...]
Thanks to Third Sector New England for bringing this to our attention. The following is an abbreviated version of a recently published feature article in the latest edition of The Nonprofit Quarterly (Spring 2011). It is worth reading the full version, which describes several case studies, a fuller description of the Community-Engagement Governance™ Framework, its [...]
Press play on the screen below for the complete 21:42 recording Eileen Elliott, former Vermont Commissioner of Social Welfare, is in private practice with the law firm of Dunkiel, Saunders, Elliott, Raubvogel & Hand. She serves on the United Way of Chittenden County’s Community Impact Committee and has extensive experience in the nonprofit sector. Eileen [...]
Small to midsize nonprofit organizations across Vermont will make a leap forward in the area of performance measurement over the next two years. A $200,000 federal grant to Marlboro
College’s Benchmarks for a Better Vermont (BBVT) program is targeted to help nonprofitsdevelop specific ways to gather data and assess the impact of their work.
Presented by the NH Center for Nonprofits Date: Tue, October 18, 2011 Time: 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM Fee: $100 Member; $200 Not-Yet-Member Place: Topics addressed include: The crucial role of the board member Bold ways for recruiting a talented and targeted board The importance of the staff and board team How the board can [...]
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