by Funding For Good | Feb 14, 2023 | Board Development, Nonprofit Capacity Building
Is your mostly volunteer-run nonprofit ready to take the leap and hire its first executive staff member? If so, then you’re about to join the ranks of nonprofit startups taking a critical step toward long-term growth, sustainability, and capacity building. For your...
by Funding For Good | Jan 3, 2023 | Board Development, Nonprofit Capacity Building
Nonprofit capacity building is an evergreen topic for boards and executive directors. Why? Because our organizations are always growing and changing to meet shifting community needs. Imagine this: Your programs are humming along. Your fundraising is on the rise. Your...
by Funding For Good | Nov 23, 2022 | Board Development, Leadership Development, Nonprofit Leadership Development
Between “quiet quitting,” recession worries, and the suddenly uncertain fates of major tech companies like Netflix, Meta, and Twitter—there’s more talk than ever before about management and toxic leadership styles. What makes a good manager? What are the key skills...
by Funding For Good | Nov 14, 2022 | Board Development, Strategic Planning
Governance—or lack thereof—in the business world has been making headlines of late. So here at Funding for Good we thought we’d take a moment to explore some key governance questions in the nonprofit sector. What is nonprofit governance? Why does nonprofit governance...
by Funding For Good | Sep 30, 2022 | Board Development, Leadership Development
Consent agendas offer a practical solution for decision-makers who want to maximize every minute of a board meeting. What exactly is a consent agenda? A consent agenda, also known as a “consent calendar” in Robert’s Rule of Order, refers to individual points of...
by Funding For Good | Jul 5, 2022 | Board Development, Strategic Planning
“Our biggest problem is that our board isn’t active!” Nonprofit leaders report that a handful of board members consistently do all the work. In fact, “Only 33 percent of nonprofits report that their board members are actively involved in...