No one writes grants in a vacuum. By which I mean that even if you work at a small nonprofit or if you’re a “one-person shop”, you really never write grants all alone. You still need input from program directors, approval and buy-in from the Executive Director and the board, data collection from program staff,…
Alright, board members. It’s your turn! In my last blog post we got in the head of nonprofit staff members and outlined the things they wish their boards knew and some suggestions on improving that partnership. Now it’s time to turn the tables and let board members vent some frustrations and talk about some of…
Can we be 100% honest with each other for just a minute? Working with boards is tricky. It’s frustrating. It often feels like a power struggle with a million buried landmines. There is so much that nonprofit staff wish they could say to board members, but (usually) bite their tongues instead. For the next few…