Sara McCaskey is the Content Strategist at Surfboard. Surfboard is modern governance software for your board of directors. The second of two episodes, Sara and I talk about turning Board Engagement into a pleasant experience. We cover: Why are people frustrated with board management?
The good improving your board management practices is actually very attainable
Simple, tactical strategies for making board management less stressful and more...
Sara McCaskey is the Content Strategist at Surfboard. Surfboard is modern governance software for your board of directors. The first of two episodes, Sara and I talk about Increasing board engagement. We cover: The current state of nonprofit board engagement
Why this is a problem for nonprofits
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Dave Paule of Our Fundraising Search makes a quick visit with Mickey to talk about their Nonprofit Salary & Satisfaction survey:
We’d be honored if you’d spare just 4 minutes of your day to take the Nonprofit Salary & Satisfaction Survey. Thought leadership is an important part of what Our Fundraising Search does. The goal is to give nonprofit executives and boards insights into what it takes to recruit and, perhaps more...
Terence Narcisse is the Chief Executive Officer at the East Harris County Empowerment Council. We talk at length about his motivations for starting the Council, dissecting how it works, the benefits for the community, and lessons learned along the way. Topics include: Intro to East Harris County Empowerment Council
Terence’s management style
3 tips for nonprofit leadership
EHCEC’s growth: Analysis, networking and marketing We welcome...
Rachel Branaman, Principal of Talem Consulting, visits the SnapCast to speak with Mickey about what the data says about board diversity and how they benefit from diversification. We discuss: The impact of the current statistics regarding diversity of nonprofit boards
Value add of diverse voices and lived experiences in the board room
Types of biases and the power structures in nonprofit organizations and boards
Ways we know systemic racism is...
Recorded in February of 2022, Trella Walker, Kristin Giantris, and Andrea Briscoe talk with Mickey about their shared leadership model--a three-way executive split that spans a nation to direct Nonprofit Finance Fund. NFF helps mission-driven organizations achieve communities’ aspirations through tailored capital, strategic advice, and accessible insights.
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Elisabeth Montgomery and Melody Miller launched the foundation after making a documentary film called ruth weiss: The Beat Goddess in 2019. At the time, ruth, born in 1928, endured a long path to recognition as an original poet-artist. When she passed away on July 31, 2020, they committed to launching the 501 (c) 3 foundation that same year.
The ruth weiss Foundation is a poetry grant-making nonprofit. Annual awards are given to poets...
Our guest is Marie Davis, Launch Manager for Georgia Center for Employee Ownership (GACEO). The Georgia Center for Employee Ownership serves as the central hub for information and resources regarding transitioning Georgia businesses to an employee ownership model. We talk at length about GACEO, its importance to the community, educating business owners and advisors about employee ownership. By selling to their employees, owners can keep...
Melanie Kirton of Financial Affairs returns for episode 2 with the SnapCast, this time to talk about nonprofit budgeting. You might think you already know the ins-and outs of budgeting, and you might be wrong. We discuss: The importance of doing an annual budget
Your budget document is not a stagnant document, it should be referenced often and reviewed monthly against financial statements
Be realistic about goals, revenue, expenses, staffing
Use...
Melissa Brown hangs with the SnapCast for a second conversation about the Association of Philanthropic Counsel, a membership association of consulting firms that advise philanthropic (nonprofit) organizations. Upholding a strict code of ethics, APC is committed to ensuring that nonprofit organizations of all sizes can engage experienced, qualified counsel by strengthening the abilities, growing the resources, and expanding the knowledge and...
