by Colin Sauer | Feb 23, 2022 | Board Governance, Leadership, Not for Profit
At the board table, align values not skills. Since there isn’t an oversupply of high-quality board members in most communities, many boards must routinely look for new board members to join and contribute to the organization they serve. In some cases, board-recruiting...
by Colin Sauer | Apr 15, 2021 | Board Governance, Leadership, Not for Profit
Stop wasting valuable time reviewing & discussing useless information Does this scenario remind you of your non-profit organization? Every month the executive director (ED) tries to carve out an hour or two of their precious time to write the ED report for the...
by Colin Sauer | Jan 26, 2021 | Board Governance, Leadership, Not for Profit
Know your not-for-profit organization’s priorities Like all of you reading this, I’ve had to adapt significantly to the new environment. Some of the adjustments have been easy and some, well, not so much. However, from a business perspective, it has been a positive...
by Colin Sauer | Oct 13, 2020 | Board Governance, Leadership, Not for Profit
In your organization, do any of the following situations apply, • Do board members also provide paid services to the organization?• Does the Executive Director have a personal relationship (marriage/common law) with staff, or board members?• Does the organization...
by Colin Sauer | Sep 8, 2020 | Board Governance, Leadership, Not for Profit
I recently had a conversation with a staff member of a ‘not for profit’ organization here on Vancouver Island. She is in charge of fundraising for her organization and she was expressing to me the obvious challenges they’re facing trying to raise desperately needed...
