By Ingrid Zacharias on November 4, 2010
Probably one of the most frustrating things for an Executive Director is when their board members do not actively participate in events and fundraising. The problem is that without proper Board Training, many board members will never realize that it is a part of their role and responsibility as a board member to assist staff […]
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By Ingrid Zacharias on October 26, 2010
Sometimes when it is too easy to find board members for your board, you may discover that at least one of those people is using your board membership as a resume builder. Over the years I have come across a few resume builders when putting together NGO boards. These personality types can be a detriment […]
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By Ingrid Zacharias on October 12, 2010
Your strategic plan will only be as effective as who you invite to participate in the process. In fact, sometimes, it is even a good idea to set up more than one planning session in order to avoid diluting the ideas by having too many interest groups involved in the same session. So plan well, […]
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By Ingrid Zacharias on October 4, 2010
When I first started in the community development field, I was amazed to discover that so many of the target populations that we dealt with really felt they didn’t have a voice and that their opinions didn’t matter or count for anything. At first I had a hard time grasping the concept that someone could […]
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By Ingrid Zacharias on September 20, 2010
To ensure that capacity building by a non-profit will be successful and actually achieve the outcomes that it plans to accomplish, there are things it must do for this to happen. Consult with target population – Non-profits are created to fill a need, and so it is important that the initiative be driven by the […]
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By Ingrid Zacharias on September 15, 2010
Tracking the statistics for a non-profit is an important part of fulfilling accountability measures of funders. Every non-profit should have a statistics gathering strategy. This will ensure that data is gathered accurately and becomes a part of the regular activities of your non-profit. Your statistics gathering strategy should include: Who will do it – It […]
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By Ingrid Zacharias on September 14, 2010
Writing reports for funding received is as important as writing your initial proposal. Too often we forget that our funders are very dependent upon written reports to provide accountability for their own activities and actions. It is through details of these reports that they are able to promote themselves and convince more people to invest […]
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By Ingrid Zacharias on September 9, 2010
Yesterday, I wrote an article about what was important to include in a board orientation package http://envisioningthefutureintl.ca/2010/09/07/6-important-items-to-include-in-board-orientation-packages/ . While some people felt that it would be overwhelming to give new board members all that information. I continue to reiterate that it is important that your board be well informed in order for them to make […]
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By Ingrid Zacharias on September 7, 2010
It’s important that a lot of thought and consideration go into the development of your organization’s board package. A board package is an organization’s first opportunity to orient their new board members to their organization. Therefore, your board will be as well informed about your organization as you make them. Board packages are not just […]
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By Ingrid Zacharias on September 1, 2010
I came across an article on “The Chronicle of Philanthropy” dated back to March of 2009 about non-profit deficits and how in the USA, the deficits are resulting in loss of programming, staff and services. You can find this article at http://philanthropy.com/article/Nearly-a-Third-of-Charities/63052/ . In the non-profit world, “deficit” is almost a dirty word, falling into […]
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