SWOT Analyses happen in both for-profit and non-profit worlds. They are a common way of evaluating where an organization stands, what are its greatest attributes and greatest areas of improvement. SWOT stands for Strengths – Weaknesses – Opportunities – Threats. Over the next few days we will be looking at each area more in-depth but…
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Internal Communications Plans
Introduction Communications plans help to guide conversation and larger communication throughout an organization for efficient and effective decision making and messaging. As an organization transitions to a formal communications plan, it is important to remember to have patience and understanding, recognizing that questions and comments may not be immediately validated or responded to. A communications…
Board Meetings: Discussion & Timing
We are wrapping up our section on board meetings today by focusing on the discussions you have and the time you take at a board meeting. First, one quick question: Do you already use board packets? If so, great! If not, you may want to refer to our article on Agendas & Board Packets. The…
Board Meeting Agendas & Board Packets
All board meetings need to have some kind of formal order provided through a board agenda. Often, these agendas become a basic template used year in and year out without much thought or notice. To have a truly effective handle on your organization and board meetings as a whole, more thought and care should be…
Board Meetings: Introduction
Today we launch into a new section in our Board Basics Training course. We are going to shift focus from documents and policies to what you need for the best possible board meetings. Board meetings are the most vital (and often time consuming) aspect of what it means to be a board member on an…
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