Five Board DevelopmentTo-Dos

by lisa on May 20, 2013

What is key to developing your board’s effectiveness? Please take a look at this brief video about five factors that are essential, and that you can begin to put in place right now! This was an interview with the Foundation Center San Francisco: http://www.grantspace.org/Multimedia/Video/Lisa-Hoffman-on-Board-Development-2013-03-20  

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Approaching Board Accountability with Grace

by lisa on March 1, 2013

Explore how to boards and accountability in an effective, clear way that values relationships and emphasizes open, kind communication.

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The Fundraising Power of Membership

by lisa on March 1, 2013

Membership organizations are in a powerful fundraising position because there is a core of passionate and committed constituents. This panel discussion will explore how small, medium and large organizations effectively integrate membership and fund development to raise more money.  Panelists are:  Kellie Brownell, Donor Relations Coordinator, Electronic Frontier Foundation; Stacy Rackusin, Membership Manager, Asian Art <...>

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Can This Meeting Be Saved?

by lisa on March 1, 2013

Learn how to plan and lead effective

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Engage Your Board in Year End Fundraising

by lisa on July 3, 2012

Develop the tools and know-how to work with the board you have effectively on year-end fundraising. Thursday, September 13, 10 AM at the Foundation Center, Sutter St, SF

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Tackling a Tough Board Issue

August 22, 2011

Changing a nonprofit boards culture is incredibly challenging, and I wrote the following article, about a board that has accomplished this, for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Golden Gate Chapter. I very much appreciate their invitation to share the story of a board that has transformed its communication practices

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When You Hear What You Dread Most

October 2, 2010

A colleague who took my Mindful Communication workshop earlier this year told me that she was in a meeting in which the other participants told her what she most dreaded to hear. But she remembered how important it is to really listen and accept others’ position, even if you disagree violently. She did this, and <...>

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Part of the Solution

September 30, 2010

So often I work with executive directors and development directors who are frustrated with their boards but don’t articulate the issues and therefore don’t involve their board in the solution.  I’m working with two nonprofits whose board members largely don’t return phone calls or respond to e-mails — even from their board chair. Leadership was frustrated, <...>

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Give Your Fundraising Plan a Tuneup!

May 2, 2010

Freshen and strengthen your fundraising plan in this strategy and tactic rich interactive workshop on Thursday, May 17, 2012, 10 AM at the Foundation Center…

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What Is a 21st-Century Board?

April 5, 2010

            “Actionable nuggets of wisdom,” was my favorite expectation of those expressed by a 50+ audience for a Foundation Center program I facilitated on Thursday, September 22, called “What is a 21st Century Board?”  The following panel of seasoned board members and nonprofit professionals offered just that: Norma Fogelberg, Board Development Chair, San Francisco Zen <...>

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