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Nonprofit Crises: An Assessment Process to Help Restore an Organization’s Footing Contributed by:
Mike BurnsWednesday, March 28, 2012 (1 years 46 days ago)
When a crises occurs, and the executive director might be a contributing factor (or not), what can boards do to sort it all out and take appropriate action? Developed from real experience, learn about a suggested leadership/management assessment process that can help.
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Reframing the Board Retreat: Advance! Contributed by:
Mike BurnsWednesday, January 18, 2012 (1 years 116 days ago)
Get a fresh perspective on board "retreats" by reading this article that gives some pointers on overcoming resistance, and more.
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Five Questions Boards May Ask to Consider New Programs or Ventures Contributed by:
Mike BurnsWednesday, February 02, 2011 (2 years 101 days ago)
Over time communities and their needs change. To “keep up” a nonprofit must find new approaches and offerings. Toward this end and because they are the keepers of the nonprofit’s mission and resources, nonprofit boards will be presented, through the annual or strategic planning processes, new programs or ventures. What follows are five simple questions board members can ask to ensure that what is proposed has been vetted to help ensure success. First, here are the questions followed by a more in-depth description of each question and a case study to illustrate how these questions might be answered. The Detroit United Community Housing Coalition’s “Project Buy-Back” will serve as the subject for the case study.
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Seven Warning Signs that Something May Not Be Right in Your Nonprofit Contributed by:
Mike BurnsWednesday, January 05, 2011 (2 years 129 days ago)
This article is based on lessons from my consulting practice focused on helping nonprofit boards determine when and how to address one of the biggest institutional changes a nonprofit’s board can experience: deciding if the CEO or executive director is the right person for the current life of the nonprofit.
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Theory of Change Contributed by:
Mike BurnsWednesday, March 10, 2010 (3 years 65 days ago)
The intensity and passion that’s intrinsic to serving in the nonprofit sector can lead to burnout: that overwhelming feeling that a problem is too big or the obstacles to solving a problem are not resolvable. That same intensity can lead to conflict within the board if people aren’t operating under similar assumptions. The solution is to take some time to think about what you’re doing and why, through a Theory of Change process. This article presents the Theory of Change as one tool for developing and expressing a collective “terms-of-agreement.”
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