How do I do ethical procurement for my charity? I recently became Executive Director and have little experience with major purchasing. That's a big topic! Purchasing has become professionalized for those who specialize. I suggest you read the Purchasing Management...
This article is the second in a series that will look at some of the issues related to managing projects within the not-for-profit and public sectors. It focuses on providing you with more practical tips and tools that can be...
I am an independent consultant serving businesses in my community. I would like to help some nonprofits too. Can you tell me about some ethical ways to help? Thank you for wanting to help local nonprofits. Most business consultants have...
This article is the first in a series that will look at some of the issues related to managing projects within the not-for-profit and public sectors. It focuses on providing you with more practical tips and tools that can be...
My executive director is not managing professionally or treating me with respect. I am a hard-working, productive employee. Don't staff members who work in charities, for less than market rates in most cases, deserve better? Poor human resource management practices...
I am secretary to an executive director of a medium-sized charity. Although I am very busy, he keeps asking me to handle his personal correspondence, completely unrelated to the charity. He knows how to use his email and the fax...
The information in this article is current as of April 7, 2004. Most nonprofits providing human services get financial support from some formal funding body such as government, a foundation or a centralized fundraiser like the United Way. All of...
Strategic fatigue is something that can happen to any organization at any time. You know that your organization has fallen into strategic fatigue when: Committees designed to implement specific actions (that haven't been realized) aren't meeting as much or not...
Introduction There is an ongoing discussion or debate about "policy governance" and "administrative governance" and which one is better than the other. This discussion sometimes misses the point; rather than deciding which is better, the focus should be on what...
Introduction Many organizations define "succession" as the grooming of a small number of replacements for top executives, typically with one replacement per position. An executive director of a not-for-profit, with the help of the board of directors, would choose a...
