Management Team
Why Your Results Stink
Results stink. Volunteers don’t meet deadlines or don’t do what they committed to do. So, the committees are not getting results the board wanted. Chaotic. Dysfunctional. Disorganized. Organization not operating effectively. Take your pick. The result is the same. The mission to which you are drawn, to which your heart is connected, is not being [...]
Nonprofit: Start One, Lead One
I spoke at the Minnesota Mensa Regional Gathering ‘Last of the Aughts’ Saturday. The topic was:Nonprofits: Start One, Lead One. I discussed a few key ideas I have. Start Don’t start a nonprofit if you can do it with a for-profit. Don’t start a nonprofit if you can do it some other way. The National [...]
Using Social Media
Wow! Yesterday, I watched Chris Brogan’s video seminar “Using Social Media to Find a Job“. The other neat thing was to have Chris refer me to his free ebook Using the Social Web to Find Work. I am a discoverer. A person who wants to know what’s around next corner. These were a couple of [...]
Ten Dimensions that Shape Your Board: Review and Comment
I am excited about a new tool for nonprofit boards both as a Board Member [Shift and the Rotary Club of Minneapolis South] and a Coach and Cheerleader for nonprofits at Yay Team!. Yesterday, I was at the launch of a new workbook for nonprofit boards: Ten Dimensions That Shape Your Board (October, 2008) by [...]
Following the heart
Why Yay Team! summarizes Michael Cavitt’s ideas and motivation for creating the organization.
Non Profits in Overdrive: How Keep Talented Volunteers
How many hats, how many conflicting responsibilities, can a volunteer wear?
The Beginning
Why Team Talk started.
