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the head of the nonprofit I volunteer for doesn’t know what a budget is

Alison Green

A reader writes: I’ve been doing some remote volunteer grant writing as part of a long-term plan to break out of my current job family (also nonprofit-centric). The nonprofit Im currently working with is only a few years old, in another state, and very small, with no paid staff. My main contact is the executive director, Helena.

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Society Needs a Leadership Paradigm Shift

Michael McKinney

Our research reveals a consistent overweighting of the character dimensions of drive, accountability, and integrity and an associated under-weighting of temperance, transcendence, humility, and humanity. The conditions that we thought of as a strength are actually operating like a vice.

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Want More Board Experience? Look Outside The Corporate World

Chief Executive

They could include an ad hoc role at a local university, creation and/or sponsorship of an employee resource group, engagement in a structured mentoring program or even a formal role at a community group, such as an advisory board member of a nonprofit organization. As an operator you have significant control.

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How to Engage Boards on Hot-Button Topics

Association Now Leadership

Since the start of the pandemic, nonprofit boards have been busier than ever—more meetings, more Zoom calls. But whether the training is done through a formal certification or orientation program, Gleason said the goal should be to train volunteer leaders in how to work as a board, not school them in every operational challenge that arises.

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Writing a Book As an Extension of Your Business | Becky Robinson

Peter Winick

What do you say we have an accountability deal and we keep each other accountable to get the book proposal written and the book out. And think about if if all you got was an attachment of a PDF, or worse yet, if all you got was an invitation to Hey, go to that galley, Peter set up an account, download my book.

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Season 7 Episode 18: How an Entrepreneurial Operating System Produces Greater Outcomes // Doug Hall, Resources for CEOs

BCW Institute

Does your organization have an operating system that links your vision down to your employees’ daily and weekly actions? Well, find out how many entrepreneurial companies and ministries are discovering how an effective operative system can lead to improved outcomes and impact. Now here’s your host, BCWI CEO , Al Lopus.

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my employee exaggerates, gossips, and lied to get credit for a project she didn’t do

Alison Green

A reader writes: I work as a director at a medium-sized nonprofit, reporting directly to the chief development officer (CDO). One of two things will happen: either you’ll actually coach Jane into better behavior (if so, great) or it will become a lot clearer that she’s not operating in a way that’s aligned with the needs of her role.

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