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!
Recently published, The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox is the new bible for nonprofits seeking to improve their results. Dr. Robert Penna speaks with Common Good Vermont about why he wrote the book and how leaders can benefit from reading it. Dr Penna will present at the upcoming Vermont Nonprofit Conference 2013 on March 21st at Lake [...]
Published by Kate Barr in The Nonprofit Quarterly in 2009, this piece remains timely. Marty Jacobs notes: “While this article was written at the height of the Great Recession, it is applicable any time a nonprofit is facing a tough financial situation. The author encourages nonprofits not to ignore the signs of a deepening financial problem, [...]
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 [...]
Mario Morino, a major advocate for managing nonprofit performance announced a new and important short book by David Hunter: Working Hard–and Working Well. He writes: Today, the social sector gains a valuable, hands-on guide for taking the leap to high performance: Working Hard—and Working Well, by David E.K. Hunter. David, the former director of assessment [...]
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 [...]
This webinar was co-sponsored by the Alliance for Nonprofit Management and the Nonprofit Quarterly. A panel of NPQ authors discuss changes in the way nonprofit organizations function, the kind of capacity needed for the future, and some recent new approaches. Listen to the webcast.
Our friends at the Maine Center for Nonprofits have published these valuable guides on nonprofit best practices that will benefit our Vermont colleagues. The nonprofit sector is continually challenged to be more transparent, efficient and effective. Guiding Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence in Maine and the related tools are intended to help nonprofits evaluate [...]
Dan & Chip Heath’s new book, How to Make Better Choices in Life & Work is hitting the shelves. You might remember their last, provocative, fast-paced, Switched: How to Change Things When Change is Hard and Born to Stick, as must-reads for modern managers and marketers. Here’s the short story on How to Make Better [...]
Journalist Carl Honore believes the Western world’s emphasis on speed erodes health, productivity and quality of life. But there’s a backlash brewing, as everyday people start putting the brakes on their all-too-modern lives. Carl is best known for his advocacy of the Slow Movement. His book In Praise of Slowness dissects our speed-obsessed society and [...]
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