by Cyndi Lauren | Feb 23, 2019 | Board Development, board direction, development and fundraising, fundraising, Nonprofit operations, Strategic Planning
The Board of Directors is a required component of most nonprofit organizations; these are the folks who determine (direct) the activities of the organization, provide governance, oversee the Executive Director and ultimately are responsible for the business of the...
by Cyndi Lauren | Jul 7, 2015 | Board Development, Commentary, development and fundraising, Fresh Eyes, Making Money, Protecting Yourself
1. I only want big name artists for the board, not anyone no one has heard of…….2. We should net $100K after our very first fundraiser…….3. I’d like to build a...
by Cyndi Lauren | Jan 14, 2015 | Board Development, communications, development and fundraising, Fresh Eyes, Operations, program development
You can recite your mission statement in your sleep, and the tagline falls out your mouth like a reflex.You can regurgitate statistics about your cause instantaneously.You have compacted your vision and mission into 7 words or a 15 second elevator pitch.Sometimes it...
by Cyndi Lauren | Dec 9, 2014 | Board Development, board direction, Commentary, Fresh Eyes, Nonprofit operations, Protecting Yourself
New Law for Executive Directors and Nonprofit Boards January 2015The status quo for an Executive Director to be non-voting member of a nonprofit Board of Directors is changing as of January 2015, according to California law. In the past many nonprofits...
by Cyndi Lauren | Jul 29, 2014 | Board Development, Commentary, communications, Fresh Eyes, Nonprofit operations
Cindy Lauren RT @littlebiancakay: When your best friend tells you she turned down a horse and carriage ride on a date because it’s bad for the animals @jaderibe 😍😍😍 about an hour ago Cindy Lauren RT @margaretcho: Kathryn Knott was acquitted for brutal beating of...
by Cyndi Lauren | Jul 16, 2014 | Board Development, communications, development and fundraising, Financial Reporting, Nonprofit operations, Protecting Yourself
Cindy Lauren RT @littlebiancakay: When your best friend tells you she turned down a horse and carriage ride on a date because it’s bad for the animals @jaderibe 😍😍😍 about an hour ago Cindy Lauren RT @margaretcho: Kathryn Knott was acquitted for brutal beating of...
