A beloved former client writes:
“It seems somebody thinks things should be going better for our department.”
If things are going better (or at least holding their own), has that fact been appropriately communicated?
Just a thought this morning.
When you’re dealing with a bunch of seemingly intractable problems, the trick is to figure out where they belong:
Focus on the stuff in the lower right quadrant and forget about the rest.
The quarter drawing is so called not because of the way the drawing is divided, but because you can trace the circle with a handy coin when you’re trying to console your buddy in a bar”.
It’s a system that simply works to prioritze how to use your resources!
“Steppin’ to the bad side”…..we’re happy to help any one of these organizations, if they REALLY want to be better….
“.. younger donors are likely to be put off by board service unless boards can improve the way they function…” If you work in/for non-profits – especially for an arts organization -Â you should take 5 minutes and read this.
Boards Are Not Ready for the Next Generation of Trustees
Rick Moyers starts his piece for The Chronicle of Philanthropy by saying
“A rising generation of younger donors and philanthropic leaders could bring new money to nonprofits and fresh energy to their boardrooms—if boards can overcome their current dysfunction enough to engage them.”
He tells a cautionary tale!