by Carlo Cuesta | Jun 30, 2009 | Board Engagement, Branding and Communications, Collaboration
The following is part one of a three-part series on board/staff collaboration. Identities have been concealed to protect the innocent. “I don’t understand what we do?” The question hung in the air. The executive director, just three months on the job, did not know...
by Carlo Cuesta | Jun 24, 2009 | Branding and Communications, Resource Development
I am heading off to the Dallas/Fort Worth Association of Fundraising Professionals Annual Conference today. On Friday, I will be giving a workshop on Framing the Ask: A Storytelling Approach to Individual Donor Fundraising. Instead of handing out pens with the...
by Carlo Cuesta | Jun 17, 2009 | Board Engagement, Collaboration
I wish someone would stand up at a General Motors or AIG board meeting and say: “You know what guys, we need to act more like a business.” It would be one of those awkward moments where everyone around the table would stare blankly at one another not knowing what to...
by Carlo Cuesta | Jun 9, 2009 | Board Engagement, Collaboration
I do not have much patience for a nonprofit board of directors that listens to reports, reacts to decisions, and offers advice. On the other hand, I am inspired by a board that takes action, creates opportunities, and builds relationships. The latter is deeply engaged...
by Carlo Cuesta | Jun 5, 2009 | Collaboration
Yesterday, I asked friends on Twitter and Facebook (many who are or were nonprofit executives) to send me punch lines. It was a whole lot of fun to read them. Thanks to everyone who contributed. If you have a punch line to share, please comment (ignore “No...
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