Tools for Improving Board Governance

Tools for Improving Board Governance

Throughout my 32-year career as an Executive Director, Development Director and funder, I have heard horror stories about dysfunctional boards and dysfunctional CEO/Board relationships. However, that dysfunction is a product of the evolving nonprofit sector. We have...
Steps to Assess Need for Capacity Building

Steps to Assess Need for Capacity Building

At the Bringing It Home Conference, Beth and Stan held a session on building your organization’s capacity. They explained the Marguerite Casey Organizational Capacity Assessment and shared with the participants a simple start to assessing your organization’s capacity....
Points on the Adaptive Cycle

Points on the Adaptive Cycle

Monday, July 23, 2018 So I was talking with Beth about this adaptive cycle framework and said, “I guess you better be careful about using a framework that is an infinity symbol because it keeps unfolding like the petals on a blooming flower and makes you reflect...