by Tom Okarma | Mar 31, 2011 | Blog, Leadership
Agencies that serve the basic needs of low-income people are seeing record requests for help and most are under considerable strain. But I recently spoke to one with a compelling story and an enviable track record of success that is thriving, even in this economy. Do...
by Tom Okarma | Mar 1, 2011 | Blog, Board Development, Leadership
When nonprofit agencies think about risk management and protecting themselves, they usually think in terms of someone slipping and falling, auto accidents, insurance, etc. But they fail to address what may be their most critical off-balance sheet asset-their...
by Tom Okarma | Jan 24, 2011 | Blog, Board Development, Governance, Leadership
Do you have iPass in your state? It is an electronic system to automatically pay tolls on a highway as you zip through the tollgates without stopping…without even thinking. Hold that thought. I don’t know about your nonprofit organization, but the ones I see have been...
by Tom Okarma | Dec 17, 2010 | Blog, Board Development, Governance, Leadership, Strategic Planning
Have you ever had to rebuild a department, ministry, or an entire organization or church? Did you wrestle with how much to structure the process versus letting others handle it? We did. One of our departments had gone through a tough period. An ego-driven leader had...
by Tom Okarma | Sep 1, 2010 | Blog, Board Development, Governance, Leadership, Strategic Planning
Have you ever had to rebuild a department, ministry, or an entire organization or church? Did you wrestle with how much to structure the process versus letting others handle it? We did. One of our departments had gone through a tough period. An ego-driven leader had...
