Volunteer Leadership
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 [...]
Vote For Children’s Mental Health Grant
The Challenge We have abandoned mental health in general and children’s mental health is in crisis. My wife works in children’s mental health so I am continually reminded about the erosion of our children due to mental health problems. What You Can Do Vote for Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health [MACMH] at the Minnesota [...]
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 [...]
Social Entrepreneurs: Source of Nonprofit Income
Lazone Grays posted to the Non-Profit Tools Group an article by Jonathan Ortmans, President, The Public Forum Institute “Entrepreneurs: Engines for Job Creation and Innovation“. I endorse Mr Ortmans’ belief that entrepreneurs create jobs from the new opportunities that they see. When they turn their attention to nonprofits they will create new jobs and new [...]
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?
Proper Care and Feeding Helps Your Volunteers Grow
Volunteers are the key resource in an all volunteer nonprofit organizations and a critical resource in any nonprofit organization. The leaders in a nonprofit should evaluate their effectiveness as a steward of their volunteers. This should be done on a regular basis. Volunteers are a unique resource since they are self generating. When they are [...]
Taking a Nap: Helping Your Volunteer Staff Stay Sharp
Your dog is pretty tired after a walk to the park and a game of frisbee. Now imagine how your dog would behave if he had to do that 8 times a day! As humans, we often overlook our connection with nature. We lose touch of that inner voice that tells us when we should [...]
The Beginning
Why Team Talk started.
