“Before we say yes…”
Whether voluntarily or by necessity, your organization will build relationships with a range of entities. Organizations need support from others at different times, for different reasons. There are situations …
Tag: reputation
How Seriously Does Your Nonprofit Board Take the Matter of Ethics [Dr. Fram]
Board members, as representatives of a community, profession or industry, have a significant responsibility to mitigate risks for their supporting constituencies. To ensure their integrity and prevent tainting the …
Partnership ≠ Collaboration
When faced with an opportunity, organizations will often say “we should partner!” or “we should collaborate!”. This is often true when the opportunity seems inaccessible to a single organization, …
Value Volunteering [Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose]
Social impact and meeting community needs are the main results and value produced through workplace volunteering programs. At the same time, program success can have ripple effects on business …
“What do we do with all of these names?!?”
Last year, you made a promise to yourself that your organization would finally (finally!) do something (anything) with all those business cards and contacts it accumulated over time. All …
Trust in Civil Society [Independent Sector]
“Public trust is the currency of the nonprofit sector. The public’s belief that nonprofits will “do the right thing” is one of the central reasons the sector exists. Communities …