by Cyndi Lauren | Sep 19, 2018 | annual gala, Commentary, communications, Emergency Planning, Nonprofit operations, Operations, Protecting Yourself, Strategic Planning
Plan for bear, hope for squirrel Let’s face it, something is going to go wrong. Plan on it; you won’t know what, when or how, but reliably something will screw up at the event. There will be acts of God, weather, earthquakes, accidents, and my all time favorite,...
by Cyndi Lauren | Mar 3, 2018 | development and fundraising, Emergency Planning, Financial Reporting, fiscal management, Nonprofit operations, Protecting Yourself
The organization was a small self defense program, teaching real world self defense skills to women, children and men. Most of the instructors were volunteers and the office was managed by the Executive Director who was the founder and a board member as an...
by Cyndi Lauren | Sep 22, 2015 | donor advice, Emergency Planning, Financial Reporting, fiscal management, Nonprofit operations, Protecting Yourself
It’s You ( or your staff, or a guest or your system) Hacks occur daily, if it isn’t your iPhone, your marital cheating site, your Target and Neiman’s accounts, the OPM (Office of Personnel Management) for the US government or even the IRS, it’s your health care...
by Cyndi Lauren | Sep 8, 2015 | development and fundraising, Emergency Planning, Financial Reporting, Nonprofit operations, office workflow, Operations, Protecting Yourself, Strategic Planning, Tools
The Kraken Probably no legendary sea monster was as horrifying as the Kraken. According to stories this huge, many armed, creature could reach as high as the top of a sailing ship’s main mast. A kraken would attack a ship by wrapping their arms around the hull...
by Cyndi Lauren | Aug 25, 2015 | communications, Emergency Planning, fiscal management
Don’t Fall for New Tax Scam Tricks by IRS Posers The scammers are out in force, and everyone who maintains any kind of data can be at risk, even the juggernaut known as the IRS. There are some newer tricks the scammers are trying- stay alert to protect yourself...
by Cyndi Lauren | May 12, 2015 | Commentary, communications, development and fundraising, Emergency Planning, Fresh Eyes, Nonprofit operations, Protecting Yourself
As a nonprofit manager, juggling tight budgets, increasing demands and often conflicting priorities, sometimes you may be faced with a situation in which your options are stuck between not good and awful. By this time in your career, you have no doubt discovered that...
