by Stacey Wedding | Nov 15, 2021 | Non-profit Boards
“I should have been alarmed when the board started to go into frequent executive sessions. They didn’t even know what that term meant a year ago.” This horror story is one that is all too frequent. It starts with a board member who holds quite a bit of weight on the...
by Stacey Wedding | Nov 15, 2021 | Non-profit Boards
A nonprofit founder had given birth to “her baby” 10 years ago. While her baby moved past infancy, it was still in late childhood, desperately wanting to grow into adolescence. Her baby was in that awkward phase where it was starting to get pimples and grow pubic...
by Stacey Wedding | Oct 6, 2021 | Non-profit Boards
Part 1 of a 3-part Series… When was the last time your board reflected on its own performance? For many of you, this answer may likely be “never” or “not in a while.” You’re not alone. Nonprofit boards are often the first to hold staff teams accountable for...
by Stacey Wedding | May 3, 2021 | Non-profit Boards
Birth. Childhood. Adolescence. Maturity. Renewal (or stagnation). And death. We’re not talking about your personal life stages but rather the predictable stages of development that organizations grow through at different points of their existence. In PiP’s work with...