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Flipped Board Agenda
Try the flipped agenda to get your board more engaged and improve your organization.
Retaining Development Professionals
While nothing will guarantee that your development professional will never leave your organization, these tips should help minimize the chances that they will begin looking for their next opportunity as soon as the ink dries on their contract with you.
Making the Most of Your Golf Outing
Leverage your outing to maximize the impact not just on event day, but for the entire year.
Using AI for Development Work
Machines will never replace the relationships on which fund development work depends for success. However, they can eliminate or streamline the many administrative functions that keep the fund development professional from spending the time to develop these relationships.
Fixing the Dysfunction: General Disengagement
The final of seven different dysfunctions of a board we address in this series, see how having a functional can take your organization to new heights.
Stewarding Grant Funders
These tips can help you figure out the best ways to thank your grantors and keep them engaged in your work between grant application cycles.
Fixing the Dysfunction: Engaging Your Board in Fund Development
The sixth of seven different dysfunctions of a board we address in this series, here are 4 ways to fix bad decision making.
The Fund Development Environment
Here’s how can you maximize your success and raise more money in this fund development environment.
Fixing the Dysfunction: Making Bad Decisions
The fifth of seven different dysfunctions of a board we address in this series, here are 4 ways to fix bad decision making.
Using Board Committees
How to use your board committees to maximize your organization’s effectiveness.
Managing Difficult Board Members
If you have the charge to facilitate a board meeting – or any conversation – these tips will help you get the best out of every board member while making them feel a part of the conversation and the decision.
Fixing the Dysfunction: Relitigating Committee Decisions
The fourth of seven different dysfunctions of a board we address in this series, here’s why strong committees make strong boards.
Fixing the Dysfunction: Failure to Decide
The third of seven different dysfunctions of a board we address in this series, try these tips if your board struggles to make decisions.
Using Your Power and Influence to Get More Done
Investing in others and developing trusted relationships can help you be more productive.
Fixing the Dysfunction: Micromanaging Boards
The second of seven different dysfunctions of a board we address in this series, a board usually micromanages for these fixable reasons.
Recruiting Board Members Using a Board Matrix
How do you get the "right" people on your board? You don’t leave it to chance.
Fixing the Dysfunction: Getting a Quorum at Your Board Meetings
One of seven different dysfunctions of a board we address in this series, the struggle to reach quorum usually stems from these two issues.
Recruiting Your Board Chair
To move your organization forward, you need to strategically choose the person to serve as your next board chair.