Your Donation, Should You Choose To Accept It
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The non-profit sector is getting more organized and sophisticated about fundraising and general solicitation of support through vehicles like Kickstarter and Giving Tuesday. At the same time, there has also been increased scrutiny of donations based on the character of the person or company making the donation or the conditions attached to the money. It becomes increasingly important for non-profit organizations to have a gift acceptance policy. Not just to insulate the organization from an ...
Things To Consider In An Executive Search
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You sit on the board of an arts organization and a situation arises where the executive director will be departing. Should the board leave the position vacant, appoint a board member or employee as interim executive or perhaps hire a professional interim executive? There are a good number of dynamics that result from the departure of an executive and the decisions that follow. Some may be perceived in advance, others may only become apparent later ...
Let Them Play FUN Board Games
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Recently what has been the perceived role of a board of directors has shifted from fundraising to governance and fiscal responsibility. I say perceived because legally governance and fiscal responsibility have always been the role assigned to boards of directors. That sort of serious sounding focus really provides a disincentive to serving on a non-profit board. Think about how much more fun serving a non-profit would be if the focus was on playing board games! ...
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