by Cyndi Lauren | Sep 19, 2019 | annual gala, Board Development, communications, Nonprofit operations
In the sci-fi series “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,”( Douglas Adams),? programmers task the galaxy’s largest supercomputer with finding the answer to the ultimate question about the meaning of life, the whole universe and...
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...
