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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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So how do you make the financial report a bingeable presentation? A healthy balance sheet is the source of innovation, impact, and engagement. If you’ve paired new members with a mentor, make sure financial topics are included in their post-orientation meetings. Presentations from experts. Is that even possible?

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Onboarding the Board—Your Opportunity to Promote Peak Performance

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That’s why there is no substitute for the impact of personal conversations. Enlist your marketing department to craft audience-specific messaging for maximum impact. Ideally, you might present both. Assigning a mentor is one of the most effective strategies to ensure that new directors get up to speed quickly.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Make Mentoring A Priority

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Mentors: Bobby Deleon and Michel Daniel and students from ECHS - Speed Networking. As one who has always considered their work in the sector a “ calling ” versus a job, I’ve been lucky to have some amazing mentors. 5 Reasons Why Should Make Mentoring A Priority by Porter Gale.

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Hire Fresh Talent—But Before You Shop, Check the Fridge

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Each time you consider adding to your team, it’s a choice that has a critical impact on your organization’s future. In this competitive environment, the impact that people make on brand and culture has never been more important. Technology offers plenty of collaboration strategies that don’t require people to be physically present.

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Contemplating Boulder and Social Impact

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Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting Boulder and seeing the winter beauty of the place right after a big snowfall as well as of connecting with many people excited about social impact. The iconic Flatirons overlooking Boulder, Colorado My first stop was Prof. Laura DeLuca’s class on Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

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Book Review: Engine of Impact – Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector

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Last week I attended the launch of the book, Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector by William F. Together these best practices form an “engine of impact” that nonprofits need to build, maintain, and hone over time to scale with results. Source: Engine of Impact.

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Good CEO, Bad Call—How to Recover

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If you don’t already have those mentors in place, it’s past time to begin developing an executive support system. How will members be impacted? Whether you can make a thorough presentation or simply offer a preliminary plan, be your most professional self, even if you are shaking in your shoes. Who will support the process?

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