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...
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... Read more...
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,... Read more...
