Board

I run a nonprofit and it’s difficult to briefly explain what we do.  In my early days here I took the advice of the big brains of the nonprofit world and worked with our board to develop an elevator speech that they can deliver at a moment’s notice when encountering the public.  “Elevator speech” is […]

Every community has a Tom. He’s a successful businessman. Belongs to all the service clubs. Dotes on his grandchildren. You see him volunteering everywhere.  He serves on a half dozen nonprofit boards.  You wonder when he sleeps. Yet you’ll never see Tom typing board minutes or writing a newsletter…and that’s okay. Tom’s a big thinker