Thoughts on Nonprofit Leadership
Executive directors must accomplish a lot of daily tasks, while also dealing with unforeseen emergencies. No matter how well you plan your week, something urgent always crops up. Making the job frenetic. As an executive director, in any one day you:
- Manage operations
- Satisfy funders and...
Most nonprofits hire an outside fundraising consultant at one point or another in their life cycles. Some consultants assess situations and provide solutions, some facilitate trainings, and some perform specialized tasks. And, like everything, some are better than others. At least for your...
By Kathleen M. Clayton, CPA
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Development Director, “I just got this huge pledge! Closing in on my budget, maybe I’ll get a bonus. Put it in my donor data base already. I need to let accounting know.” Walking over to accounting department...
