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 | Feb 22, 2012 | board direction, development and fundraising
We have clients, patients and family members on the board, but they don?t have money. Heard this before? Probably more than anything else, and sorry, this one is a deal breaker. Money is what makes the nonprofit function and do its work, kind of critical, essential...
by Cyndi Lauren | Feb 15, 2012 | board direction, development and fundraising
Let?s face it, alongside all the other drama of running your nonprofit organization is the relentless need to have funds coming in, all the time. You?ve done your planning: the annual fund drive, the special event, the online donate now efforts, some corporate help...
by Cyndi Lauren | Jun 16, 2011 | development and fundraising
?exclaimed the new Board Member after being selected to run the annual fundraising Gala dinner for a community health clinic.Her energy and enthusiasm were infectious and soon everyone was buzzing with ideas for linen colors, favors and goody bags. This was...
