Archive for May 18, 2018

Much of the consulting work I do is with nonprofit organizations. Some years ago, I realized that many 501c3’s and new projects within existing organizations began with great intentions, but weren’t starting smart. They were started without proper reflection, planning and resources to realistically sustain the leader’s idea.

This often occurred due to a well-intentioned leader, with a heart of gold, and a worthwhile goal who followed the “ready – fire – aim” approach to program development. The following questions were developed to help project leaders think clearly and plan accordingly

I spend much of my working hours consulting with nonprofit organizations. In recent months many of those hours have focused on how to improve, and in one case completely rebuild, the board of directors. I also worked for nearly 20 years in leadership and management roles in two nonprofits, and had the privilege and challenge of working closely with those organization’s leaders.

In addition, since 1993 I’ve also served on five different nonprofit boards. I’ve experienced myriad situations ranging from completely non-functioning and dysfunctional boards to very high-functioning boards. While board