by Kari Anderson | Nov 19, 2020 | Board Retreat, Board Topics, Evaluations, Leadership, Organizational Planning
I have a pop quiz for you today. Surprise! What the heck is the purpose of a board self-assessment? A: To ensure that boards are fulfilling their duties and responsibilities. B: To check that appropriate processes are in place to ensure that boards are giving due...
by Kari Anderson | Nov 1, 2020 | Board Topics, Evaluations, Finances, Leadership, Organizational Planning, Volunteers
It’s November, which means we’re already in the 4th quarter, which means we have just a few months left in 2020. That might be good news to some! It might be alarming if you haven’t started wrapping up the year. Don’t panic! You have plenty of time to clean up old...
by Kari Anderson | Sep 28, 2020 | Board Retreat, Board Topics, Leadership, Organizational Planning, Staff topics
Time to plan your next board retreat! To help you along, I’m going to tell you what a board retreat isn’t and dispel some of the myths of this oft-misunderstood part of your nonprofit. MYTH #1: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DOESN’T NEED TO ATTEND. Wrong. Your ED absolutely...
by Kari Anderson | Jul 22, 2020 | Board Topics, Finances, Leadership, Organizational Planning, Staff topics
I’ve been in pretty close contact with my nonprofit people these days and I’m hearing this a lot: “Well, it’s time for me to rewrite my budget again.” Fundraising fluctuations, canceled events and donor uncertainty are sure messing with your revenue line and in the...
by Kari Anderson | Jul 20, 2020 | Board Topics, Events, Finances, Fundraising, Leadership, Organizational Planning
It’s that time in the COVID era that you’ve earned your Crisis Manager Badge. Congratulations! During this time, you’ve probably been mostly occupied with putting out fires and making adjustments to your daily operations. You’ve figured out how to manage a remote...
by Kari Anderson | Jun 16, 2020 | Board Topics, Finances, Fundraising, Organizational Planning, Policies, Recordkeeping
Contingency plan. Lots of people (read: your colleagues) don’t think about this until they need one. Let me guess- you might have needed one in the last 3 months? I’m not going to say they are the most fun part of running a non-profit. It usually requires thinking...
