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The line(s) between board and staff
Some nonprofit boards rubber stamp, others micromanage. How do you find the sweet spot in between?
Sep 9
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Two jobs of a governing board
Nonprofit governance can be strange and sprawling, making clarity a core requirement of the job.
Sep 2
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E. Andrew Taylor
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What if you're getting better at the wrong thing?
"The more efficient you are at doing the wrong thing, the wronger you become." – Russell Ackoff
Aug 5
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The bother of bylaws
Does your arts nonprofit's map for action match the terrain?
Jul 8
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Minimum viable everything
Getting better as an arts organization doesn't always (or even often) mean getting bigger.
Jul 1
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The rise and stall of the nonprofit arts
The modern arts nonprofit evolved in an ecology of growth. It's time to evolve again.
Jun 24
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Is your workplace a pyramid or a wheel?
Johan Galtung defined two structures for collective action: thin-and-big (the pyramid) or thick-and-small (the wheel). Which describes your workplace?
Jun 10
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The one and the many of board service
How do nonprofit boards balance individual impulse with collective resolve?
May 20
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The strategy screen
A strong strategy demands a clear job description
May 6
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E. Andrew Taylor
Mission calisthenics
It's time to strengthen your nonprofit's readiness as well as your resolve.
Mar 18
Why boards get bored
How can the work of a nonprofit board be complex, consequential, and tedious all at the same time?
Mar 11
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What holds a nonprofit together?
Sometimes we learn the answer by watching them fall apart.
Feb 18
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