by Stephanie Freeth | Nov 1, 2016 | Governance, Metrics, Strategic Planning
For the last few weeks I have enjoyed working with the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) to help update their Principles and Practices (P&P) tool. Any nonprofit organization or consultant who is a member of the Michigan Nonprofit Association has access to this...
by Stephanie Freeth | May 31, 2016 | Culture, Governance, Leadership
One of the things that always comes up when I work with nonprofit boards is how to recruit new board members. Here are 5 questions to ask when recruiting nonprofit board members. To put it simply, it’s all about setting expectations. What’s really...
by Stephanie Freeth | Apr 13, 2016 | Governance, Strategic Planning, Strategy
It is widely believed in strategic theory that operational effectiveness is not strategy, but I started to wonder if this really applies to the nonprofit sector in practical terms. What got me thinking about this is my recent work with three different nonprofit...
by Stephanie Freeth | Mar 29, 2016 | Governance, Leadership, Strategic Planning
An important study called The Nonprofit Sector Leadership Report was recently released by The Concord Leadership Group LLC. To me the scariest finding from the study is that 49% of nonprofits lack a strategic plan. As someone who does strategic planning with...
by Stephanie Freeth | Mar 3, 2016 | Culture, Governance, Leadership
There is a concept in social psychology called the bystander effect that can sometimes apply to inaction seen in nonprofit boards. This post defines the bystander effect and highlights areas where bystander effect can compromise a board’s basic responsibilities....
by Stephanie Freeth | Feb 24, 2016 | Governance, Metrics, Strategic Planning, Strategy
So what is a nonprofit dashboard and why should nonprofit board members and staff leaders care? The reason I care about dashboards as a consultant and former nonprofit leader is that dashboards can be a snapshot of an organization’s health and even an early...
