by Rachel Brookhart | Dec 10, 2014 | Administration
Originally posted on www.cnmsocal.org Your organization is nothing without your people. Your mission is just words unless you have the human capital to make it real. But too often, we get so wrapped up in that mission that we forget to put the necessary resources into...
by Rachel Brookhart | Nov 6, 2014 | Administration
A nonprofit is in the business of people. We work tirelessly – all in the name of improving the lives of our fellow (wo)man. But is the way we’re working the best way for our own staff? Finding out a little more about how your people work best can pave the way...
by Rachel Brookhart | Oct 20, 2014 | Administration
Originally posted on www.cnmsocal.org As we get closer to the November elections, nonprofit folks start asking the question, “Just how politically active can we be?” While programs are very important, advocacy is one of the most effective ways nonprofits can bring...
by Rachel Brookhart | Sep 4, 2014 | Administration, Board Governance
Originally posted on www.cnmsocal.org. It’s no secret at CNM that I hate meetings. So, when I came across this Harvard Business Review article about making meetings more productive, I read it with abandon and then immediately forwarded it to everyone in the office. At...
by Rachel Brookhart | Sep 2, 2014 | Administration
According to Gallup’s annual Work and Education Survey, the average full time employee works 47 hours a week instead of 40. That number is actually smaller than I thought it was. I’m constantly hearing about people working 50 and 60 hour weeks. And my response to that...
by Rachel Brookhart | Aug 29, 2014 | Administration, Development, The Nonprofit Sector
The ALS Association wants to trademark the term #IceBucketChallenge, which of course is throwing everyone into a tizzy. How dare they try to to take this huge money-making opportunity from other deserving charities? People. Come on. The ice bucket challenge will never...
