Seven Member Characteristics of a Strong Board
Seven Member Characteristics of a Strong Board Passion – Each board member must have an *expressed* commitment to the organization’s cause. Believing in the mission
Some of these articles are “evergreen” – good information but dated by references to dates and, occasionally, outdated statistics. This happens when your body of work extends back to the 1990s!
Don’t forget to check out Margaret Sumption’s “Leading in the Moment” and Michael Wyland’s “The Wyland Report” e-newsletters for more resources.
Seven Member Characteristics of a Strong Board Passion – Each board member must have an *expressed* commitment to the organization’s cause. Believing in the mission
What Your Nonprofit Should be Doing After Any Major Disaster The economic slowdown already present before 9/11 was magnified by it, resulting in foundation investment
Accountability Changes Philanthropic Landscape By Michael L. WylandPUBLISHED: January 17, 2008 [The following column was published in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader on January 17,
What Does $60 Billion Really Mean? “Your analysis is the best that I’ve seen…Well done.”Roberta D’Eustachio, Founder & Publisher, Giving magazine Much has been written
Your Gift is Deductible – NOT! [NOTE: This article has been updated to reflect the changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)
Strategic Planning Models –Key Features, Benefits, and Cautions The Drucker Model Literature: Drucker, Peter F. The Drucker Foundation Self Assessment Tool, Process and Participant Workbook.
Planning Strategic Planning Cost of Strategic PlanningWhenever we’re asked about our strategic planning services, one of the first questions is about cost. The first answer
Strategic Planning Basics We, and the nonprofit sector as a whole, are indebted to the Peter F. Drucker Foundation (now the Leader to Leader Institute)
Michael Wyland developed this two-page handout (PDF) for a panel on nonprofot sector consulting presented at the ARNOVA conference in Chicago in 2016. ARNOVA 2016
Michael Wyland interviewed for December 11, 2002 Chronicle of Philanthropy Michael Wyland was interviewed for the article, “Self-Employed Consultants: What Works and What Doesn’t.” This
Seven Member Characteristics of a Strong Board Why We Don’t Respond to RFPs (Requests for Proposals) A version of this article was published by the
For Consultants to Nonprofits – Pricing Your Services Consulting Costs Most new consultants and freelancers don’t realize how much it costs to run a business.
Community Health Needs Assessments – Pitfalls to Avoid March 12, 2013: A version of this article was published by The Nonprofit Quarterly and may be
Community Health Needs Assessments UPDATED SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 Sumption & Wyland, in association with Sage Project Consultants, has designed a comprehensive community health needs assessment
Nonprofit Political Speech in a Post-Citizens United and IRS Scandal Environment The following paper was presented at the 2014 ARNOVA (Association for Research on Nonprofit
Future of South Dakota’s public higher education isn’t in the past “In June, Argus Leader Media published a long and impassioned series of three essays
Charity Care and Nonprofit Hospitals — Response to Forbes Magazine The following is my response to a September 19, 2012 Forbes magazine web site article.
Community Linkages:Targeting the Desired Linkage The following table gives a brief outline of the key elements in various types of linkages a nonprofit might employ
Michael Wyland interviewed for December 11, 2002 Chronicle of Philanthropy Michael Wyland was interviewed for the article, “Self-Employed Consultants: What Works and What Doesn’t.” This
Term Limits: Only ‘Perfect’ Boards Can Do Without Them (featured in The NonProfit Times 2/1/2003, page 12) Alice Korngold admits in her essay, “Term Limits:
Community Linkages:Targeting the Desired Linkage The following table gives a brief outline of the key elements in various types of linkages a nonprofit might employ
The Imus Ranch and Media Scrutiny You use your national stature and media access to raise $100 million for charity, including over $20 million for
What Pitt is Doing Right — and Wrong In Getting $350 Million a Year in NIH Grants The front page of the June 28, 2004
Accountability – What Information is a Nonprofit Required to Disclose to the Public? In the U.S., nonprofits that fall under Sections 501(c) or 501(d) of
Start-up Nonprofits and Cautions A nonprofit founder posted a question about “her” nonprofit, and it started me thinking about what new nonprofits – and their
Seven Member Characteristics of a Strong Board Why We Don’t Respond to RFPs (Requests for Proposals) A version of this article was published by the
Freeh Report on Penn State Provides Little Guidance on Nonprofit Governance NOTE: A version of this article appears in The Nonprofit Quarterly and may be
The Second Mile – Lessons in Nonprofit Governance “Wyland’s analysis uses Second Mile as a fascinating tutorial on problems in nonprofit structure and governance.”Rick Cohen,
Head Start for All? – Thoughts on a Wall Street Journal Editorial This article is based on the editorial printed in The Wall Street Journal
For Consultants to Nonprofits – Pricing Your Services Consulting Costs Most new consultants and freelancers don’t realize how much it costs to run a business.
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