Executive Issues
June 19, 2015 at 1:13 pm
When you face reality, you have a very difficult job. As a nonprofit pro, you must carry a large bag of tricks in your daily sack.
June 19, 2015 at 1:04 pm
A high-ranking employee of mental health care provider Sheppard Pratt Health System and her husband have been charged with bilking the nonprofit out of $2.5 million. In an indictment unsealed Thursday, federal prosecutors in Maryland said that Lyneth Nyabiosi and Willie Evans III overcharged the Maryland-based health-care company for services provided by a company that…
June 19, 2015 at 12:58 pm
Recently I visited my son at his university. We went out to breakfast on that fine Saturday morning to a local restaurant.
June 18, 2015 at 8:00 am
You build your organization by reaching out to individuals who share your passion and asking them to join you. You ask them to share their resources—their time, talent and treasure. It’s that simple. Don’t waffle. Whenever someone offers one or two of the three, say, “Thank you, but I need all three resources from everyone that joins our leadership team.” Don’t make the mistake of thinking you can get time from Mary, talent from John and money from Julio. With leadership it just doesn’t work that way.
June 15, 2015 at 2:31 pm
You might have just read this headline and said to yourself, “I can tell this is going to be really boring stuff…
June 15, 2015 at 1:55 pm
Terry Fulmer, an expert in geriatrics, was appointed president of the John A. Hartford Foundation. She will take over from Corinne Rieder, who has retired after leading the foundation for 18 years. Fulmer, a nurse, is best known for her research on the abuse and neglect of the elderly. She was most recently dean of…
June 15, 2015 at 1:50 pm
“You have a fashion publication in Indianapolis? Really? That you’re staffing mainly with ... volunteers?” That’s the sort of thing Polina Osherov often hears while speaking in larger cities about Pattern Magazine. Until the person actually sees the fashion publication—and hears her story. Then it’s instant respect.
June 12, 2015 at 2:36 pm
How often do you try to connect with someone at another organization? Sometimes you need an opportunity to call on others without seeming too aggressive. If you have an opportunity to make a positive impression, do it.
June 12, 2015 at 1:29 pm
One year ago, we launched an ambitious project that seeks no less than a reshaping of the culture of philanthropy from one that’s “killing itself with kindness” and where foundations are encased in an “isolation bubble,” to one where direct feedback and critique are welcomed and encouraged. One end of that cultural equation involves foundations’…
June 11, 2015 at 2:56 pm
How often have you wasted hours “making do” because what you really needed for a successful fundraising effort wasn’t available?
