Month: May 2011
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From strategic plan to work plan
I’m often struck when talking to people how often individual work plans are wholly disconnected from strategic plans. Or even more by how some organizations never develop work plans. A…
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Asking your board for money
I recently heard Nick Fellers of For Impact present. Great speaker if you ever have the opportunity. One of the things he suggested that rang true for me is the…
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Hunting antelope v. hunting mice
I heard this from Nick Fellers of For Impact. I’m paraphrasing, not quoting. If a lion hunts a mice, it can catch it. But it probably burns more calories catching…
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How to Transform your Organization
The number one way to transform your organization financially is to engage people one on one and to invite them to champion your organization. Something happens in a one-on-one conversation…
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Short v. Long-term Development Plans
An organization has done a LOT of fundraising, but has never had a real development plan, either short or long-term. One set of consultants advised them to create a three-year…