Archive for January, 2010




LET’S CALL IT A “BOARD ADVANCE”

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January 2010

Thinking about holding a Board Retreat? I don’t really think we retreat at these events, as we plan for the future? We should call it a Board Advance. But I’ll stick to the old name, for familiarity’s sake. What constitutes a successful Retreat? From being involved with over 100 Retreats, here is what board members [...]




HOW DO YOU RATE YOUR BOARD?

11
January 2010

While we are going through these difficult times, we need to do a critical self-analysis of our human resources. The days of easy foundation money is gone, at least for a while. We must rely more and more on the generosity of individuals. Are you kidding-with so many people out of work and investment portfolios [...]