C.H. Dyer, Executive Director of Bright Hope®, draws from his 25 years of experience growing his organization from $150,000 to $5.8 million to teach us lessons we can all use to grow and scale our nonprofits.

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If you don’t have an application, get in line. In a query of ten nonprofits, many of which had budgets of $1 million (and some over $5 million!), only TWO had actual application forms.

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The boat never rocks as much as when someone leaves and someone new arrives.

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Join Guest Expert Tobi Johnson from VolunteerPro as she helps us learn how to build a culture of volunteer commitment.

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A troublesome board member diminishes the effectiveness of the board. One bad apple can lead the good apples to go find another basket.

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This resource was created for both board and staff leaders as they consider the pros and cons of entering into an employment agreement with the Executive Director.

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Congratulations!! You’ve hired your first Development Director. So, the checks will start rolling in any day now, right?

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Drama… Comedy… Tragedy… Joan and Laura performed some enlightening, fun, and poignant “E.D. / Board Chair Improv” you won’t want to miss.

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When it comes to words like “governance” and “oversight,” it can be hard to know when you are getting it right.

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Analyze your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Ask these questions and then dig on the answers that are unclear, too vague, or aren’t really getting to the heart of the matter.

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