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Targeting your outreach, fundraising and marketing: If your intended audience is “everyone”, think harder

May 14, 2021 admin

Many times in my work doing strategic planning, the question arises about who the organization is attempting to reach in…

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Tempted to vote by email? Think twice if you’re in Montana!

April 14, 2021 admin

This is a matter of two parts of Montana law (in the Montana Code Annotated as it is known) –…

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How did nonprofits make it through the pandemic?

March 12, 2021 admin

Someone asked me this very question the other day about nonprofits where I live in Northwest Montana. Based only on…

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Framing the Question for the Board

October 12, 2020 admin

One of the key roles for the person planning the board agenda is to form (or “frame”) the question. I…

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Boards and COVID-19: Preparing for phased reopening

May 12, 2020 admin

As many parts of our country lift stay-at-home orders and other efforts to “flatten the curve”, the role of the…

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Board Engagement during COVID-19: beyond Accountability and Oversight

April 14, 2020 admin

In an earlier post, I addressed the primary functions of governing that are more important than ever in these unprecedented…

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Board Oversight and COVID-19: A Call for Engagement

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With COVID-19 in all 50 states now, few nonprofits will be immune from the impacts rippling through our society and…

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Coronavirus as a Board Governance Concern

March 12, 2020 admin

UPDATE: 4 cases are pending confirmation in Montana as of March 14, 2020. COVID-19, the novel Coronavirus spreading across the…

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Is the board governing?

January 13, 2020 admin

We often talk about Board Governance…I say governing should be the central focus of every board, but what does it…

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Stop Saying “My Board”!

December 10, 2019 admin

How do you refer to the board of directors which governs the nonprofit you serve?  Many Executive Directors have fallen…

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