by Carlo Cuesta | Nov 9, 2012 | Board Engagement, Branding and Communications, Resource Development
When I do my storytelling workshops with a board of directors, many members for the first time discover that they have something to say on the organization’s behalf. There is no magic wand I wave, I just help them collect their thoughts rather than memorize a...
by Carlo Cuesta | Nov 1, 2012 | Board Engagement, Branding and Communications, Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation
At some point during a board meeting, a member says… “we need an elevator speech” or “we need to do a better job communicating who we are” or better yet “what is our brand?” Our response might be to write something down for...
by Carlo Cuesta | Oct 31, 2012 | Branding and Communications, Great Nonprofit Examples
Last Monday night I was guest lecturing for a class at the University of Minnesota about nonprofit branding and was completely (and happily) upstaged by the guest who followed me from the American Refugee Committee. She shared their remarkable I AM A STAR FOR SOMALIA...
by Carlo Cuesta | Oct 19, 2012 | Board Engagement, Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation
The following video is an excerpt of our recent webinar — Building a Strategic Board — presented by Creation In Common’s lead consultant Carlo Cuesta. We will be doing this webinar again on January 15, 2013. Go here for more information. Please...
by Carlo Cuesta | Oct 4, 2012 | Board Engagement, Collaboration
In preparation for Creation In Common’s upcoming webinar — Building a Strategic Board (October 18), I have been thinking about how nonprofit strategy means different things to different people within the organization. The last few months, I have spent just...
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