by Kari Anderson | Nov 24, 2021 | Board Topics, Coaching Content, Evaluations, Leadership, Organizational Planning, Staff topics
“We can’t just sit back and wait for feedback to be offered, particularly when we’re in a leadership role. If we want feedback to take root in the culture, we need to explicitly ask for it.” – Ed Batista I love this quote because I’m all about leaders walking the... Read more...
by Kari Anderson | Sep 28, 2021 | Coaching Content, Evaluations, Leadership, Staff topics, Work Life Balance
An informal poll of clients I serve shows that at least 27% of nonprofit leaders aren’t receiving a review by the board – YIKES! Worse yet, research by Gallup shows that only 14 percent of employees strongly agreed they were inspired to grow and improve by their... Read more...
by Kari Anderson | Jul 2, 2021 | Board Retreat, Board Topics, Coaching Content, Evaluations, Finances, Fundraising, Leadership, legal, Organizational Planning, Policies, Recordkeeping, Staff topics, Succession Planning
You can often catch me saying “Hope is not a strategy” and “structure gives you freedom” What do these KariCatchPhrases actually mean? It means that when you do the hard homework and planning, you’ll be ready to respond quickly and easily. If you have an employee... Read more...
by Kari Anderson | Jan 13, 2021 | Board Topics, Coaching Content, Leadership, Organizational Planning, Staff topics
In a recent newsletter, I provided a short list of what to say no to this year. Here are a few more tips and how and why it’s ok to say no: Be direct, such as “no, I can’t” or “no, I don’t want to.” Offer a solution or suggest a person or tool that could help... Read more...
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... Read more...
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... Read more...
