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 | Jun 2, 2020 | Coaching Content, Education, Leadership, Staff topics
Was one of your resolutions to reduce screen time in 2020? Good luck. Through no fault of our own, our screen time just got ramped up and we’ll likely see even new levels of screen time in the next year. This is what we need to do to connect with people, run our...
by Kari Anderson | Jan 30, 2020 | Leadership, Organizational Planning, Staff topics
Perhaps, over the last month and the holidays, you’ve had some time to reflect about your work performance in 2019. And, perhaps, you’ve taken pen to paper and made a list of habits that you’d like to change to improve you, and your organization,...
by Kari Anderson | Jan 9, 2020 | Leadership, Organizational Planning, Staff topics
Have you made a resolution to management your time better in 2020? Last week, I gave you a few tips for software and tools that I use everyday. There’s more where those came from! Here are some simple solutions for communication and scheduling that might give you a...
by Kari Anderson | Jan 2, 2020 | Leadership, Organizational Planning, Staff topics
It’s that time of year, we’re heading into the 2020 plan and beginning to chip away at new goals for yourself and your team. To keep chipping, you need to manage your time fiercely and I’ve yet to run into a nonprofit leader who hasn’t at one...
