Excitement is building for the conference in large part because of the outstanding lineup of learning experiences available. Here are just a few highlights…. Are you about to evaluate your Executive Director? Plan to attend the session led by Pete Donor, HR Director for Tacoma Lutheran Retirement Community. “It’s all about the process,” Pete says. [...]
For just shy of eight years, I wrote a column for The News Tribune on nonprofit topics. Many of the columns focused on governance, so we’ll be reprinting selected ones from time to time. Originally published March 8, 2006 Several people have asked me lately if nonprofit board meetings are subject to the requirements of [...]
Do you have a strategic plan? Does it sit on a shelf somewhere gathering dust? If so, you’re not unusual. You are also not unusual if you’d like a different scenario for your nonprofit. Enter David LaPiana. As described on his website,”…LaPiana Consulting led a four-year research effort resulting in the Real-Time Strategic Planning methodology [...]
Friday, October 30, 2009, at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center Conference Updates: Luncheon Speaker Just Announced Schedule of Breakout Sessions (subject to change) We are delighted to announce that we will celebrate our Tenth Anniversary conference with Keynoter Paul Light. Paul is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service, New York University and [...]
Below is an update of a column published in The News Tribune on September 18, 2002. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the need for board members to speak up. This created a bit of a stir. Calls came in asking if it was their organization of which I was writing. The answer [...]
