by Tom Okarma | Jun 24, 2021 | Blog, Leadership, Management
A couple years ago I wrote a post about what it takes to be a great nonprofit leader. Who could possibly have envisioned what the next two years would hold. The pandemic has changed everything — especially the nonprofit world. Nothing is as it was, and the truth...
by Tom Okarma | Jun 16, 2021 | Blog, Leadership, Management
Is nonprofit hiring the next major challenge? We are starting to see the emergence of two very interesting trends in the business world, following our recent experiences with the Covid pandemic. I believe they may also have a significant impact on nonprofit hiring,...
by Tom Okarma | Jun 2, 2021 | Blog, Board Development, Board Meetings, Governance, Leadership, Strategic Planning
What should the role of your board of directors be, post Covid? As the Covid crisis begins to ebb, it’s likely time for your nonprofit board’s role to shift as well. Board of directors responsibilities should switch from survival mode, day-to-day focus,...
by Tom Okarma | May 20, 2021 | Blog, Board Meetings, Leadership
How to Make Virtual Board Meetings Better When we all went into Covid lockdown last year, I thought I’d really like participating in virtual board meetings. They had the potential to make board meetings more convenient and more accessible for people who travel...
by Tom Okarma | May 4, 2021 | Blog, Leadership
Are you a nonprofit manager, or a leader? In this time of incredible uncertainty, we desperately need more leaders. Nonprofit management is hard. Nonprofit leadership is much more difficult….. The terms “leadership” and “management” too...
by Tom Okarma | Apr 19, 2021 | Blog, Leadership, Strategic Planning
Planning Post Covid: How Should You Move Forward? Between fundraising uncertainties, fear among staff getting sick, volunteers getting bored to tears, and staff feeling exhausted from the demands placed on them for the last 14 months, it’s hard to know how to plan for...
