As often the case, as good as business is, there is always room for improvement. It may be related to revenue, service, production or process. Whatever the case, determining what is needed during the good times as well as the challenging times is done through strategic planning and the execution of your plan. A good place to start would be to define what a strategic plan is and what it isn’t. ...
Non-Profits share similar aspects as their business relatives working for profit. Both working to ensure their success and both experiencing similar barriers toward that success. The increased strain posed to change management for non-profits though, is due to its inability to be as flexible as their corporate cousins when change happens. Non-profits do not have major resources set aside for major change. This tight resource is all the more reason why ...
You must have an honest understanding of your values, thought patterns, goals, desires, ambitions, emotional responses, strengths and weaknesses and how those affect other people. This is not an easy task. It takes years to develop and while you must be committed to it, you will also need to rely heavily on honest feedback from others. Once you’ve developed this skill-set and practice it regularly, self-awareness managing your behavior becomes ...
It is simple truth that non-profits have very tight budgets and because of these constraints, finding and keeping talent can be a tremendous challenge for any HR department. It is not uncommon for some non-profits to hire great people, only to lose them after a year or two when they’ve gained marketable skills to move onto bigger non-profits or altogether into the for-profit sector. The uniqueness of non-profits hiring, is not ...
Without question, the only way a business or non-profit will succeed in the long run, is to ensure at regular intervals, the critical question of “How are we doing as stakeholders or how are we doing as board members?” will need to be answered honestly. Scheduled, regular occurring self-evaluation is necessary to tell you what you can and cannot do. For instance, it will help in telling what the stakeholders or ...
There was a time when donors would look around and see a charity in action locally and without question, know they would be donating to that charity each month, year etc. With the onset of time, economic downturns, donor apathy, regulations, reporting and transparency, non-profit organizations are held to a raised standard, while in an increasingly tight competitive market of donors. Trends, markets, and shifts in public thinking all affect fundraising in ...
It is not uncommon to poll a sample of the public to discover that non-profit board directors meet occasionally to discuss matters and walk away until called upon to meet again. The reality is that non-profit boards, have both public and fiduciary responsibilities within their respective charities. Roles must be created, applied and adhered to in order for the organization to be ultimately successful in providing quality services. Non-Profits, like many ...