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Being asked to serve on a nonprofit’s board of directors is enormously gratifying. This is true for a variety of reasons. First, it just feels good. In fact, simply knowing...
By committing to using hard data, you’re harnessing one of the most powerful strategies for successfully navigating rough waters. There are five key metrics in particular that you’ll want at your disposal. Let’s take a closer look at each. Metric 1: Operating Cash on Hand The first metric — and…
Communication Is KeyThe first step to effective execution is communication. In times of crisis, communication needs to happen early and often. Figure out which of your stakeholders need what information, and communicate in a 360-degree manner. Everyone from your board to your cleaning crew needs to understand how they’ll be…
Get Lean When crisis hits, the first thing you need to do is pare down your organization’s goals and priorities to the 3-5 that are the most mission-critical. When uncertainty surrounds our professional and personal lives, things become less familiar and less predictable. And when things become less familiar and…
On job descriptions What a job description should really do is give someone a sense of what their zones of responsibilities are going to be. Focus more on how the person will fit within the organization and how they’ll connect to everyone else. Don’t make a job description pages and…
1) Be alive.I write about this a lot, the difference between just living and being alive. Just living for me is going through the motions — getting up every day, not really engaged in life, a lot of things going on, complaining a lot, not having a belief in something…
In this issue of High Impact Insights, we will walk you through a strategic planning exercise adapted to consider remote work and the challenges you will have building an organizational culture to support your vision. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many organizations were quickly forced into new remote-work situations. We…
The relationship between you and your remote staff members is central to the success of your organization —especially during these challenging times. Your job as a leader is to ensure that there is a mutual understanding and agreement of the job’s requirements, expectations, and necessary accomplishments between you and each…
Even in the best of times, life can be worrisome. Will I get sick? What will I do if I lose my job? Do I have enough resources to get through this? How can I help my parents? What does all this mean for my family? In this issue of…
It’s been said that optimism is a force multiplier—it can energize entire groups of people to look for the good in a situation. And when people are looking for the good, anything is possible. We absolutely believe this to be true. In this issue of High Impact Insights, we’ll share…
As most of us continue to navigate the adventure that is remote work, it is more important than ever to create engaging, dynamic, and ongoing dialogue with your team. Leaders who understand the benefits and challenges their teams face working off-site are the ones who can help shape the experience…
The outbreak of COVID-19 forced many nonprofit organizations to cancel many events. While some are now venturing into outdoor or hybrid events, many are still re-thinking the hosting or format of their events for the rest of 2020. In this issue of High Impact Insights, we’ll offer up five best-practice…
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has made an incredible impact on the nonprofit world. As a quick refresher, this program, part of the overall CARES Act, is designed to keep people working. It is administered through the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its network of local banks by providing loans…