Communication

Five Board DevelopmentTo-Dos

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

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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Can This Meeting Be Saved?

March 1, 2013

Learn how to plan and lead effective

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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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Change Your Boards Culture!

March 6, 2010

Build an intentional board culture in this interactive workshop on Thursday, March 15, 10 a.m-12 p.m. at the Foundation Center, 312 Sutter St, SF; RSVP link: http://www.grantspace.org/Classroom/Training-Calendar/San-Francisco/Change-Your-Board-s-Culture!-2012-03-15-San-Francisco-CA

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