This post was coauthored by Bob Harris, CAE and Candace Boothby, CCE. Volunteering is a part of America’s culture. People step forward to help advance a cause or community. There are more than 1.5 million nonprofit, exempt organizations in the US. Each has a board of directors and committee structure composed of volunteers. While every […]

Almost all nonprofit organizations have a finance committee and most mid to large size nonprofit organizations have an audit committee.  However, for most nonprofit organizations, these two very important committees exist in name only with little to no “Thoughtful Structure” or working rules to guide them. Enhancing and empowering these committees with a “Strong Sense […]

What’s your brand?  It’s a question those of us in the Communications and Marketing space hear frequently.  Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos describes brand as “…what other people say about you when you’re not in the room.”  For better or worse, he’s right.  Your brand, your reputation, it’s how we build our membership, increase investments and, […]

DNA is the building blocks of the body. Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions for the development and function of living things. Unless you’ve invested in a DNA kit to check your family tree or health prospects, you don’t give it much thought. Theoretically it could apply to organizations. DNA […]

Organizations serve specific purposes that are usually identified in their visions that answer the question why they exist. To achieve the vision, organizations develop mission statements that simply answer how they will do that[i]. The strategy comes after identifying both vision and mission, which sets long term goals as well as measurable objectives and action […]