Tag Archives: board development

Some Observations about Your Board Meetings.

Posted on March 22, 2017 by jeremymhatch

Whenever a non-profit colleague leaves a job, or is dismissed, and reaches out to me, the first thing I say is, “Well, at least you don’t have to go to the next Board Meeting” and that person’s spirits are immediately … Continue reading →

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The 7 days of Week 52. End the (fundraising) Fiscal Year With Tacos.

Posted on June 22, 2016 by jeremymhatch

The Annual Fund, when properly planned for and administered, is a full year proposition. That is 12 months, 365 days, 8,760 hours of hard work and determined focus. Mostly. There has to be time to fight with marketing about the … Continue reading →

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All the Bosses. The Difficult Truth of Non-profit Turnover.

Posted on September 14, 2015 by jeremymhatch

I grew up in the military. This has meant a lasting (for a degenerate liberal) respect for our Armed Forces and no forgiveness in my heart for leaders who send our soldiers abroad for folly. I cut the grass and … Continue reading →

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Should Fundraisers be Board Members?

Posted on December 3, 2014 by jeremymhatch

This is for my Fellow Fundraisers. Nobody in the Verse frets over Board Members and their frailties like the Fundraisers I know. No one. Those Things They promised to do, Refused To Do, said They Would Do and Forgot About. … Continue reading →

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