by Tom Okarma | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a hundred times. Nonprofit leaders often tell me, “Our board is weak” or, “My board just sits there and agrees with whatever I say and whatever I want to do.” Sadly, there are many CEO’s...
by Tom Okarma | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
People perform at their best when leaders cast a compelling vision and provide everyone with enough leeway to pursue it. This is especially true in the nonprofit world. Many are motivated by an agency’s mission and their personal calling rather than annual...
by Tom Okarma | Mar 26, 2019 | Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
Every nonprofit agency has a strategic plan, somewhere. Maybe in a file cabinet, on a credenza, on its website, but they have one. It’s there, you just have to search it out. The problem is, you’d never know it by the way so many just keep doing the same...
by Tom Okarma | Mar 19, 2019 | Governance, Uncategorized
Have you ever wondered why some nonprofit agencies are so successful, why they run so smoothly, or why the board and staff members work so well together? It could be due to everyone liking and respecting each other. It could also be due to everyone having a lot of...
by Tom Okarma | Mar 6, 2019 | Board Development, Board Meetings, Uncategorized
Why is it some boards demonstrate a culture of excellence year after year while some seem to struggle just to get a majority of directors to show up for meetings or to make important decisions? Why do some nonprofits seem to show up everywhere in your community while...
