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The Sliding Scale: A Tool of Economic Justice

This blog post was originally written on August 11, 2015 by Alexis J. Cunningfolk and can still be found here. As a nonprofit...

Highly effective what?!?

I advise a lot of nonprofit leaders. And often a recurring theme is that of dysfunctional boards and especially dysfunctional board...

Part Time Executive Teams? Ok, Boomer.

Something I have been thinking about quite a bit recently is creating more c-suite part time roles. I know, I know. I am probably one of...

Take a Journey with your Donors

As a nonprofit leader, I always understood that securing donations was both an art and a science. It wasn’t until recently, a few years...

SO MANY WEBINARS, SO MANY ZOOMS! (AKA THE DAILY GRIND OF THE CORONAVIRUS ERA)*

Today I did a practice webinar with tomorrow's presenter. It's a great topic and a great presenter. And while we are all working remotely...

Boring Bylaws?

One of the best pieces of advice I received as a newly hired executive director was: "Know your bylaws inside and out!" Ugh. That sounds...

Nothing About Us Without Us: Diversity, Inclusion and Equity

This week marks the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics (SO) a leading nonprofit that works with and on behalf of individuals with...

5 Things My Dogs Taught Me About Leadership

This is a guest post by a wise Man that I wanted to bark with you about. While he wrote it back in 2015, sometimes leadership can be...

Just Say No to Trendy Language

Every industry has their acronyms and buzzwords that make it practically a foreign language to outsiders, right? In special education,...

Does your board play tug-of-war? (OR Bullying Board Members)

Baloo has been one of AVB Consulting’s top associates for the past six years. Recently, however, his nephew Royce, a one-year-old German...

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