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It is Time to VOTE!
Early voting ends in San Antonio tomorrow. I voted a couple of days ago. I had an interesting conversation yesterday with my mother about voting. My mother has believed for a long time that if she votes she is more likely to be up called for jury duty. There is no evidence to prove that [...]
Investing in Both the Mission AND the Leadership
I recently watched an interesting segment on CNBC . Chuck Akre who has been a successful fund manager said that investing in a company with a terrific leader may be more important than having a great business model. (Of course, I would argue that a terrific leader would also have a great business model or business [...]
Upcoming Webinar You Should Not Miss
Do you have a strategy, or did you just decide your NPO should have a facebook and twitter account? Here is a potentially great webinar from Care2. I have attended one of Care2’s webinars and it was very well done. Here is their information about this one. It’s not enough to build a Facebook Fan [...]
The Often Dreaded NPO CEO Evaluation
Last week I had the pleasure of conducting a workshop for nonprofit executives in my community. The workshop focused on Executive Evaluations, Compensation and Development. As a chief executive, you have to drive your board to help fulfill the mission of the organization. You also have to drive the board to ensure that you [...]
5 Great Steps for Crisis Communications
Too many nonprofit organizations fail to craft a crisis communications plan. For those that do, they often do not ensure that everyone in the organization is aware of the plan. A crisis is scary. I have been through one, and I assure you, that is not the time you want to craft a plan. At [...]
