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“How do we recruit and develop the board we need” with Rob Harter

Hello! I had a really great conversation with Rob Harter on the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast that I’m excited to share with everyone. We talked about

Nonprofit Boards

Ten Commandments for working with a board of directors—podcast edition

I really appreciated the opportunity to sit down with Patton McDowell to talk about nonprofit leadership. Specifically, Patton and I discussed my “ten commandments” for

Fundraising

“While this book may be little, I have lots to say about it.”

This was a nice surprise, and something I can’t remember happening before. On the “All About Supporting Philanthropy” podcast, Meg Padovani does a “book report”

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Let’s plan for growth at your nonprofit. And let’s do it together! Big news! (At least it is for me). I’ve opened up my calendar

Nonprofit Boards

Diving deep on board committees

Recently I gave a presentation with OnBoard about board committees. We talked about board committee structures, setting them up from scratch, having non-board members on

Nonprofit Boards

Podcast Interview with Mark Gandy of the CFO Bookshelf

Recently, I sat down with Mark Gandy, who runs a site and a podcast called The CFO Bookshelf. So often in my work, I find

Nonprofit Boards

Board Recruiting Webinar: How to find the RIGHT board members for your nonprofit

Earlier today, I shared my system for recruiting new board members at a nonprofit. How should you find potential candidates? Who should lead the process?

Thinking about board term limits…

Hello all, It’s another entry of the “Nonprofit Answer Man” column! I love getting questions from you and I do my best to answer as

Five questions that lead to better board decisions

I’ve been thinking about ways that any board member could help improve the board. Sometimes it can feel like you can’t do anything until you’re

Three ways your board can help your marketing and communications

Boards can do a lot of things. But some of the ways they can support the nonprofit aren’t always intuitive. One of those areas is

I was just voted in as president of the board and I feel completely out of my depth. I was sooooo grateful to have found you. I ordered all your books! In the words of a teacher, “You put the cookies on the lower shelf” so it is understandable. Your classes so far have been excellent. Thank you.

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“How do we recruit and develop the board we need” with Rob Harter

Ten Commandments for working with a board of directors—podcast edition

“While this book may be little, I have lots to say about it.”

Schedule a call

Diving deep on board committees

Podcast Interview with Mark Gandy of the CFO Bookshelf

Board Recruiting Webinar: How to find the RIGHT board members for your nonprofit

Thinking about board term limits…

Five questions that lead to better board decisions

Three ways your board can help your marketing and communications

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