by Tom Okarma | Jul 11, 2012 | Blog, Board Development, Governance, Leadership, Strategic Planning
What would be the ideal composition of your board? What skill sets should you have represented by board members that you can therefore leverage to your organization’s advantage? What does your board development committee look for in a board candidate? I’m currently...
by Tom Okarma | Mar 19, 2011 | Blog, Board Development, Leadership, Strategic Planning
One comment I hear executive directors make with some regularity is how they wish they could figure out how to expand their volunteer and donor base to include younger people. I notice, though, that in practice these same executive directors continue to do the...
by Tom Okarma | Oct 11, 2010 | Blog, Board Development, Leadership, Strategic Planning
With October quickly slipping away many organizations are hard at work developing business plans for the coming year. Others may be engaged in creating new long-range (whatever that means) strategic plans. For nonprofits and churches, that means leaders, board...
by Tom Okarma | Aug 2, 2010 | Blog, Board Development, Governance, Leadership, Strategic Planning
I’ve been thinking about nonprofit boards of directors lately. What does your board development committee look for in a board candidate? What is the ideal composition of a board? I mean, what skill-sets or experiences should your board members “bring to...
by Tom Okarma | Jun 26, 2010 | Blog, Leadership, Strategic Planning
The Worst of Times… Leading a nonprofit organization, especially a social service organization, is an honor and singular opportunity to positively impact the lives of those going through tough times in your community. We all should be so fortunate to have the chance...
