by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Sep 3, 2021 | Board Fundraising, board meetings, Board Training | Board of Directors, Fundraising, Leadership
It’s a major dilemma. You’ve invited some outstanding community members, thought leaders, and friends to be on your board. You thought it would go well and it hasn’t. The board, simply, is not working. And now you’re stuck. What should you do? Well, it won’t be easy...
by Richard Perry | Aug 16, 2024 | Board Fundraising, board meetings, Board Training | Board of Directors, Fundraising, Leadership
Complaints about board members never seem to stop. To list: “I can’t get my board members to solicit donors.” “My board won’t come to events and talk to donors about what we do.” “My board members do not ask me how they can introduce their friends to us. Why can’t...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 21, 2020 | board meetings, path dependence | Focus, Leadership
We’re sitting in a management meeting with the leaders of the organization or in a board meeting. If you step back and analyze what is of interest to everyone attending, it’s usually everything but fund development. Or one or more of the attendees has just heard of a...