This article is based on a more extended piece originally published at: www.se4nonprofits.com/blog/reopening-done-smart. COVID-19 hit us like an unexpected storm with acute impacts we could not have imagined. Most businesses and non-profit organizations aggressively shifted their traditional, office-based models to remote work. Now, many organizations have begun to rapidly move toward reopening workplaces. What’s next? […]
Nonprofit organizations have an abundance of meetings. Do you evaluate if they are effective and necessary? The Longview Chamber of Commerce believes in continuous improvement. Recently we applied a concept from the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) to enhance meetings. EOS is applicable to every nonprofit organization looking to make improvements. The system identifies six components […]
If there is one constant throughout my life and career, it is my ability to be a connector of people. As far back as the age of eight, I can remember utilizing this skill, but it wasn’t until, at the age of thirteen, when I challenged our local radio DJ to a go-kart race to […]
Virtual Board and committee meetings will be with us for the foreseeable future. After more than a year of virtual meetings, the novelty has worn off. It is time to freshen up these virtual meetings with advanced planning techniques and a new focus on value, time, and impact. At the start of the pandemic, safety […]
Can you imagine telling your board that revenue and number of members are not the most important measures of organizational growth? As the leader of the organization, it is your job to drive revenue to run programs and find members to pay memberships, sponsorships, and attend events. It is the lifeblood of the organization. And […]
