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Keep up with the latest trends with practical and inspirational content about topics like leadership, fundraising, organizational development, board engagement, governance, capacity building, and much, much more. You'll also find content about how to find and work with the best nonprofit board retreat/training facilitator, or the best strategic planning facilitator so your day is a resounding success.
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Disengaged Board Members? – Tolerate it NO More! 8 Steps to Engagement and a “Get it Done!” Culture. Here’s how . . .
8 steps to engaging board members, creating a truly effective responsibilities doc , and building a culture of work and involvement.


Tactics for Building a "Value Network" for your Nonprofit - Article and Exercises
This article and exercises is about why and how a nonprofit should create a value network of people and resources to increase impact.


7 Tips to Hiring "The Best Strategic Planning Facilitator Near Me."
Here are 7 essential (but uncommon) things for to keep in mind when searching for "The best strategic planning facilitator near me."


7 Tips to Finding "The Best Board Retreat Facilitator/Trainer Near Me."
Here are 7 crucial considerations leaders of a nonprofit should consider when seeking to hire "The best retreat facilitator near me."


10 Tips to Avoid Hiring a Dud Strategic Planning Facilitator
10 Tips to Avoid Hiring a Dud Strategic Planning Facilitator


Are You a "One-Percenter"? . . . . How do You Rate? Here’s a List of Dos and Don’ts of Top Performers.
Here’s a List of Dos and Don’ts of Top Performers.


Fundraising: Double -- Triple -- The Response Rates to Your Appeal Letters! Learn How Now!
Fundraising: Double -- Triple -- The Response Rates to Your Appeal Letters! Learn How Now!


Podcast: Get the Most from Your Next Board Retreat or Strategic Planning Session
Podcast: Get the Most from Your Next Board Retreat or Strategic Planning Session


Podcast: Board Retreat and Strategic Planning Facilitators: How to Search Out the Best!
Podcast: Board Retreat and Strategic Planning Facilitators: How to Search Out the Best!


For the Best Strategic Planning Facilitators, Look Beyond Your City Limits
Podcast: For the Best Strategic Planning Facilitators, Look Beyond Your City Limits


Nonprofit Culture - Summary
In this video, you'll hear a recap of all I've covered as you build and nurture a high-performance, get it done, nonprofit culture for your staff and board. It provides great reminders and some action items. Enjoy!


Nonprofit Culture: Celebrate It
Improving Nonprofit Culture - Here's how to celebrate it


Nonprofit Culture - Facet Reminders
Improving Nonprofit Culture - Reminding Yourself What It Is.


Nonprofit Culture - Flextime
In this video, you'll learn about more key "facets" every nonprofit culture should include - flextime for staff. Remember, people like to do business with people they like, trust, and know -- and care about. Granting time off or paid days off will keep your team fired up and keep your culture tight and unified -- and happy


Culture - Facets of Kindness and Relationships
In this video, you'll learn about two more key "facets" every nonprofit culture should include - deepening personal relationships, kindness, and caring, especially if you work in a small organization. Remember, people like to do business with people they like, trust, and know -- and care about.


Nonprofit Culture - Facets of Safety and Choice
Nonprofit Culture - Facets of Safety and Choice


The Importance of Building a Culture Earlier than Later (Nonprofit Culture)
When the culture of a nonprofit is well defined, unified, and promoted within, it establishes a foundation on which every operational and programming structure can be built. Building a culture early on is important because it's a lot easier to fold people into a healthy culture than to try to change an unhealthy culture, or than to try to change people.


Nonprofit Culture - Building a Healthy Culture
When the culture of a nonprofit is well defined, unified, and promoted within, it establishes a foundation on which every operational and programming structure can be built. Building a culture early on is important because it's a lot easier to fold people into a healthy culture than to try to change an unhealthy culture, or than to try to change people. Learn how to build a "get it done" culture rooted in authentic passion.


Nonprofit Culture - Prevailing Culture Defined
When the culture of a nonprofit is well defined, unified, and promoted within, it establishes a foundation on which every operational and programming structure can be built. The result is a prevailing culture that works together as a team, shares a common purpose, strives for excellence, perseveres in the face of adversity, has fun—and wins! Watch the video, or read below to learn more!


Nonprofit Culture - Definition and Overview
Today, I’m kicking off a new series on how to create a “Get it Done!” culture. That’s right, culture. See, if you bring a set of high quality people who care only about their OWN passions . . . and there is no overall, COLLECTIVE passion for your nonprofit, you’ll end up with a lot of great people working in silos with no UNIFIED effort to fulfill the mission


Leadership Training - Authentic Passion (part 7 of 7)
You'll get a quick summary of the Authentic Passion and Get it Done Culture videos from this series. It's 5 minutes and touches on a few of the key points your board and staff need to keep in mind so they are focused on "fulfilling" the mission, not just talking about it, and that creating a unified "get it done!" culture is one that will put you head and shoulders of above other nonprofits with lackluster "get by" cultures


Leadership Training - Authentic Passion (part 6 of 7)
Learn how to turn "lip service" passion into "authentic passion" at your nonprofit in order to create a "Get it Done!" do something, I'm in, culture. Specifically, This video covers the concept of how your board, staff, partners, and volunteers can share their authentic passion with others through testimonials, speaking, and other "channels" to inspire people to get connected with your nonprofit and be authentically passionate themselves.


Leadership Training - Authentic Passion (part 5 of 7)
Authentic PassionLearn how to turn "lip service" passion into "authentic passion" at your nonprofit in order to create a "Get it Done!" do something, I'm in, culture. Specifically, this video covers the tactic of "reminding" people of the authentic passion principle they worked so hard to establish.


Leadership Training - Authentic Passion (part 4 of 7)
Learn how to turn "lip service" passion into "authentic passion" at your nonprofit in order to create a "Get it Done!" do something, I'm in, culture. Specifically, learn about how to turn the "idea" of work and service, into a culture of work and service. It's time to create a work matrix to accomplish the work of the organization and the board. And to create an systems of accountability and praise.
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