Three Ways to Communicate Courageously
Impact Boards set time to learn communication skills such as learning how to give and receive compliments, processing bad news, and resolving disagreements.
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Your Energy Flows Where Your Attention Goes Serving on a board is a privilege. As board members, we’re carefully selected because we have a particular set of skills that an...
By J. Patrick Traynor The following is excerpted from “Reimagining Board Service: A Practical Blueprint for Building a High Impact Board.” You can purchase a copy here. In any vehicle, there are approximately 30,000 interconnected parts — far too many for the average operator to understand. But to drive and maintain…
The following is excerpted from “Reimagining Board Service: A Practical Blueprint for Building an Impact Board.” You can purchase a copy here. Individuals tend to rise to the level of what others expect of them, and it’s true for your board as well. People will work hard to deliver what’s expected…
By J. Patrick Traynor The following is excerpted from “Reimagining Board Service: A Practical Blueprint for Building a High Impact Board.” You can purchase a copy here. When you stand at the entrance to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, it’s hard to believe it was once just a wheat field. And…
💡 ReframeThink of capital campaigns instead as “capacity campaigns.” They’re a way for your charity to build your capacity to deliver more of your mission. 📝 Start with a PlanInitially, it’s helpful to actually put your capital campaign plan on paper. A written plan will:Help all stakeholders get a better sense of what…
The idea of a Swiss-Army-knife team member is appealing, but searching for one is a fool’s errand. To truly maximize fundraising results, consider dividing fundraising responsibilities between external work and internal work. By designating roles to better suit individual talents, you are ensuring that you attain the best possible results – without overexerting…
Without money, there’s no mission. Additionally, having a mission is crucial to optimizing your fundraising outcome. Knowing where you want your organization to go will steer you in the right direction through various fundraising decisions. See 20 real nonprofit mission and vision examples here. When navigating fundraising strategies, the key is to prioritize the mission. It’s the nonprofit version…
High Impact Board leaders are set apart by following a formula that paves the way to extraordinary impact. In a forthcoming eBook, the High Impact Institute lays out the following foundation for exceptional board leadership: Imagining the GCO that is the CEOMaximizing the master mindset that revs up resultsPerfecting the plan…
As you start any journey, in addition to your map, you need your bearings. Here are the final three of seven key insights that will clarify where you are and where you are headed for your event’s creation (or re-creation). 5. It Doesn’t Have to be Live. Going live and…
As you start any journey, in addition to your map, you need your bearings. Here are the first four of seven key insights that will clarify where you are and where you are headed for your event’s creation (or re-creation). 1. Think Digital First It is not always practical to take an event…
It was a year unlike any other, but 2020 may have resulted in greater opportunity for growth. We reached out to some nonprofits and asked what their most prominent takeaways were from the past year. We are highlighting these organizations in hopes that it will bring you a sound understanding…