Ownership and Its Discontents
Co-op boards act as landlords: They determine who may move into the building, what sort of alterations may be made to the units, and even how much heat any individual owner receives.
Tag: Board Governance
Nonprofit Turnaround
My new book, Nonprofit Turnaround: A Guide for Nonprofit Leaders, Consultants and Funders, delves into questions of the state of nonprofits today.
Be Careful What You Wish For
Long ago the Nonprofiteer had a client hire her to manage the transition from the founding Executive Director to—well, to whatever future awaited the agency in his absence. It was impressive, actually, that the founder himself was the one who realized first (and persuaded the Board) that transition planning was necessary.
But it turns out that recognizing the need for transition planning is quite a long way from being prepared for actual transition. While the founder was theoretically in favor of Life After Him, in practice he was working to set in stone the practices, policies, goals and programs of Life During Him... (continue reading this blog post)
Creatively Combining the Back Office: Shared Services Alliance Part 2
I announced in May 2010 that I would be writing a series on nonprofit back-office integrations or what these organizations refer to as Shared Service Alliances. In my first posting on this topic I explained that shared service alliances are partial integrations of nonprofit back office services for a group of agencies, provided on a fee-for-service basis, in order to achieve economic and program efficiencies. For organizations which are community-based and their autonomy is arguably an important aspect of their service delivery... (continue reading blog post)
There’s a Hole in the Budget, Dear Board Chair, Dear Board Chair…..
Recently I was rushing to an event at my son’s school. I was coming from a meeting with a nonprofit executive who was having major troubles in an organization facing serious issues. I made it just in time. The children began singing some of the classics... (continue reading this blog post)
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The Heartache of the Failed Hail Mary
When I speak to groups I often tell them of growing up in Minneapolis and the more than one hundred groups aimed to help my fellow neighbors and I move out of poverty. And as more and more organizations were created to help my community, the more I began to notice that there were still growing lines of those receiving free clothing at the “Free Store” on Nicollet Avenue or food from the Sabathani Food Pantry on 38th Street. The natural question for me, at that time, became that with more and more people rolling up their sleeves to help then why were there more and more people in those lines needing the help... (continue reading this blog post)
10 Free Things Every New Social Entrepreneur Should Have
A successful social entrepreneur is scrappy and resourceful. They know how to do more with less, and create a social impact while doing so. The 10 resources below are free monetarily, but each is an invaluable tool for launching and sustaining a lean social enterprise… (continue reading this blog post)
Nonprofit Mergers: New Donor Quality Metric? North Carolina Story May Suggest So
Ideas for increasing the impact of nonprofits through value-driven mergers, partnerships and management
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