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Your Strategic Plan and Website Working Together…..And Then Take It Up a Notch! Contributed by:
Marion ConwayWednesday, February 25, 2009 (4 years 78 days ago)
Your strategic plan and your website are both important. They both become more effective and powerful when they work together. This article discusses integrating your strategic goals into the
design of your website...and then taking the next step.
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Highlights from the BoardSource Report: The Nonprofit Governance 2007 Index Contributed by:
Marion ConwayWednesday, November 28, 2007 (5 years 168 days ago)
BoardSource has just published its
Nonprofit Governance 2007 Index with survey results from over 1000 Board Members and 1100 Chief Executives who completed separate questionnaires. This article features highlights of the report and -- a little editorial comment by me - on the results.
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The Board and Fundraising -- from Fantasy to Reality Contributed by:
Marion ConwayWednesday, May 16, 2007 (5 years 364 days ago)
In my experience working with Boards I have a fair idea of what they are looking for in the ideal board member. And I think many Boards – especially those of small/midsize organizations - would be better off if they moved from fantasy to reality when it comes to Boards and fundraising. Fundraising ability is always the top skill sought after. There is only one problem with this as a serious goal. People who have proven fundraising skill usually fall into one of these categories:
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85%
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On a Board of an organization that they are committed to and they are not interested in being on your Board |
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14%
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Not on a Board right now, don’t want to be on a Board and they are completely burned out as far as fundraising goes |
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1%
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Are available and interested in your mission |
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Host a Board Recruitment Event Contributed by:
Marion ConwayWednesday, January 17, 2007 (6 years 118 days ago)
Having a board recruitment event gives Boards and Executive Directors a chance to work together on this important responsibility. Every Board needs to be active in bringing in new members. There are whole books written on recruitment. The focus for this article is a sample process for planning and hosting a successful board recruitment event.
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Planning a Board Retreat Contributed by:
Marion ConwayThursday, February 02, 2006 (7 years 102 days ago)
All nonprofit boards should have a board retreat at least once a year. This is the prime opportunity to discuss a matter of importance in-depth and without normal board business that gobbles up almost all meetings.
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The Search for an Executive Director Contributed by:
Marion ConwayMonday, August 01, 2005 (7 years 287 days ago)
One of the most daunting -- and some would argue the most important -- tasks a nonprofit Board will ever have to face is hiring a new Executive Director.
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