Category Archives: Managing Performance
How is your group evolving?
by Jane Haskell If a group is having stellar success or woeful dysfunction, I know it can often be attributed to various process or structural conditions, such as agendas, working agreements, personal leadership balance, or neutrality. I also am aware … Continue reading
Posted in Facilitation, Leadership, Managing Performance, Strategies
Tagged Group Development
Leave a comment
Social Media and Nonprofits—A Powerful Mix
by Daniel Martinage There’s no question that Social Media is changing dramatically the way we communicate and network. Sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are woven deeply within our personal and professional worlds. Social media allows organizations to reach out … Continue reading
Posted in Fundraising, Managing Performance, Social Media
Tagged Facebook, Fundraising, Social Media, Twestival, Twitter
1 Comment
Powerful Positions Descriptions Make a Difference
by Lori Tsuruda At first glance, a position description seem like a dry, bureaucratic exercise, assigning vague responsibilities ending with “Other tasks as needed,” but position descriptions are actually among the most powerful, clarifying tools that an organization can create. … Continue reading
Being a Culturally Competent Volunteer
by Christine Laurel If you volunteer your time and talents through an agency or other community organization or if you work with volunteers, training or recruiting, then you know how important volunteerism is in Maine, providing services and minding the … Continue reading
Volunteers Matter
By Kaira Esgate I am frequently asked, “Do volunteers really matter?” I suspect that many folks in the volunteer sector would respond to that question in the same way I would (with an emphatic yes, of course!), but what evidence … Continue reading
Jigsaw Puzzle
By Penny Kern This is just a quick blog this month about the importance of the volunteer manager. Correction – the staff person who is responsible for the volunteers of an organization. Managing volunteers is a vital to any organization … Continue reading
Time Management Tools
By Penny Kern WWW.mindtools.com – what a great website. There’s a lot of information. The subject I was researching was time management. Setting goals, how to say NO, prioritizing were just a few of the things included in time management. … Continue reading
Posted in Managing Performance, Strategies, Technology
4 Comments
Purposeful Innovation
By Anne B. Schink Let’s see. So far our blog posts built upon The Charismatic Organization, the book by Shirley Sagawa and Deb Jospin, we have discussed the importance of being mission-driven, creating a positive organizational culture, and being faithful … Continue reading
“Can-do Culture”
By Anne Schink For the past several posts I have talked about The Charismatic Organization by Shirley Sagawa and Deb Jospin. Among their eight principles is a “Can-Do Culture”. They describe organizational culture as the organization’s personality or character. Every … Continue reading
Moving toward balance: Identifying where you are spending your time
By Jane Haskell Last month in Juggling? Or Balance? I outlined the steps for creating a self-care plan which was, in fact, a personal affinity diagram. Having this self-care plan is an excellent step toward creating the balance you might … Continue reading
Posted in Managing Performance, People, Strategies
Leave a comment
