The Center for Excellence in Nonprofits (CEN) is offering its second 2-hour online workshop based on my Applied Wisdom for the Nonprofit Sector, on November 14th. CEN is a 30-year-old nonprofit, based
READ MORE »Effective boards can be a great resource for nonprofits. But even very skilled businesspeople often fail to invest much time in structural issues at nonprofits. These nonprofit boards can end up fille
READ MORE »When I was at Applied Materials we adopted an analogy for the tough job of being a manager. We called them “plate-spinners.” A plate-spinner is an old county fair act where the entertainer starts plat
READ MORE »As your nonprofit grows, the demands within your sector and the dynamics of the larger world change and you have to stay on top of that. You’re never “done” putting organizational processes in place,
READ MORE »At the end of the day no matter how impressive and far-reaching certain systems become, all worthwhile enterprises seeking success are human systems that require leadership and management. The basic n
READ MORE »The Center for Excellence in Nonprofits (CEN) is offering a 2-hour online workshop based on my Applied Wisdom for the Nonprofit Sector, on August 24th. CEN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, based
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