(PLEASE END THE CRAZY MAKING)
LAST WEEK FOR FLORIDA NONPROFITS Five NO-NOs When Working With Boards: 1. "Let's have an annual retreat" (why waste a good weekend?) 2. "Let's hire someone to do board training" (why am I training my bosses?) 3. "Let's get our members to fund raise" (it's never worked...it never will) 4. "Let's recruit more board members" (why add to the crazy-making?) 5. "Let's vote on a having a feasibility study" (consultants are lying to you.) (Make Your Reservation for FL, OK, PA) VISIT HERE or press PLAY BUTTON below for 60 Second Video Overview "Major Gifts Ramp-Up is the single greatest virtual conference event I've experienced since the start of the pandemic!" ~ Deanna Woodall, YWCA Quad-Cities https://jimmylarose.lt.acemlnd.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZub25wcm9maXRjb25mZXJlbmNlcy5vcmclMkZtYWpvci1naWZ0cy1yYW1wLXVwJTJG&sig=E6DGzKpjwuukY2Qibaj1xB3UmB1wxcSN3xbzXc2FYCZb&iat=1635946660&a=%7C%7C26605550%7C%7C&account=jimmylarose%2Eactivehosted%2Ecom&email=vbeBh1HJZ6KtT6pdCg2Rk3b7ImIKGlCdLGgtNBedJm0%3D&s=b4e69d94bf077ab3e7944b1f14cd3206&i=185A426A116A881 Dear Nonprofit Execs, Here's a list of five NO-NOs when working with a nonprofit board: 1. "Let's have an annual retreat" (why waste a good weekend?) 2. "Let's hire someone to do board training" (why am I training my bosses?) 3. "Let's get our members to fund raise" (it's never worked...it never will) 4. "Let's recruit more board members" (why add to the crazy-making?) 5. "Let's vote on a having a feasibility study" (consultants are lying to you.) I'm sharing this message with you this morning to affirm what you already know. Your Board of Directors is not your real problem nor is it your solution. When it's all said and done, there's one thing all boards have in common...THEY DO NOT FUNCTION. There's a better way. Allow me to explain. -Boardsmanship IS NOT Governance -Boardsmanship IS NOT Visioning -Boardsmanship IS NOT Policy-Making -Boardsmanship IS NOT Volunteerism -Boardsmanship IS NOT Management VISIT HERE to register your entire team Boardsmanship is not Governance: Don't kid yourselves. UNPAID VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS DON'T GOVERN. Actual governance occurs when a person (with a full-time salary) supported by various paid staff (the formation of a government) is empowered to perform the daily tasks of decision-making and oversight. Strong CEOs GOVERN! Boardsmanship is not Visioning: VISION is the way MISSION is achieved and is never the responsibility of the board because the board isn't being paid to accomplish it. STRONG CEOs DETERMINE VISION. (I'll agree that board members hold their compensated leader accountable to achieve MISSION.) Here's what you do. Hire a strong CEO who can be trusted to design a HEROIC VISION OF SCALE that accomplishes mission in ways you never dreamed possible. Believe me, strong CEOs are already doing it their way even if they're forced to label it "BOARD VISION." ****Boardsmanship is not Policy-Making: Hire a CEO whose depth of experience and formal education has already equipped them as a management expert. The right CEO has been properly trained to oversee the creation of policies that work. Board Members never write policy anyway. Someone else does the heavy-lifting and they rubber stamp it. Boardsmanship is not Volunteerism: Eliminate the special events committee. Eliminate the fundraising committee. Eliminate the public relations committee. Eliminate the strategic planning committee. (Here's a good rule of thumb - remove everything from your by-laws that's not related to IRS compliance.) Re-assemble these groups as volunteers (non-board members) who serve you directly. For example, a group of social workers is assembled to serve the program director, or a campaign cabinet comprised of community volunteers is built to advance fundraising. You now have individuals in their sweet spots, who are no longer saddled with arcane tasks. Boardsmanship is not Management: Board members have no authority over the day-to-day operations of a nonprofit UNLESS there's a written directive recorded in board meeting minutes with a motion, second and full vote. Members cannot unilaterally exercise power. Nor can committees. Conversely, board members actually need to receive permission from the CEO if they intend to act on behalf of the nonprofit in a manner that could affect daily operations. By the way, we've figured out this whole BOARD THING! Here's how it works: Great boards do TWO things: They provide...ADVICE & ACCOUNTABILITY The STRONG CEO is named chair of the nominations committee and fills these SIX POSITIONS (yes, you only need six [plus]): 1. Business Expert (Chair) Entrepreneur 2. Program Expert (Secretary) Specific 3. Finance Expert (Treasurer) Accountant 4. Legal Expert (Member) Lawyer 5. Communications Expert (Member) PR/Marketer 6. Nonprofit Expert (Member) Consultant THAT'S IT! (add other experts as needed eg. personnel, etc.) However, don't forget, working group theory states that any "working group" with more than seven people is no longer a group that works! If it's time for your organization to become fully funded I strongly recommend that you join us for Major Gifts Ramp-Up. Over 17,000 nonprofit executives from across the U.S. have already attended. THEY LOVE THESE EVENTS (and so do their boards!) Why? Because this fast-paced and provocative training have been customized for the audience in attendance. Prepare to hear the truth in ways you've never experienced before. You'll learn from the masters who defied convention and challenged the false thinking that keeps charities broke. VISIT HERE to register your entire team Here's your list of upcoming Major Gifts Ramp-Up Events: FLORIDA NONPROFITS NOV 17 2021 - NOV 18 2021, (9AM-4PM) OKLAHOMA NONPROFITS DEC 07 2021 - DEC 08 2021, (9AM-4PM) PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFITS FEB 01 2022 - FEB 02 2022, (9AM-4PM) VISIT HERE to register your entire team What Do Donors Have To Say About Major Gifts Ramp-Up? **"Two words...AMAZING EXPERIENCE. Missouri's Major Gifts Ramp-Up Event was provocative and pushed our agency directors to 're-imagine' their roles as CEOs! (I've received only positive comments from those who attended.) NDI challenged us to see charity through a new lens and then gave us the tools we needed to change. Our own United Way staff were inspired and are now poised for unprecedented campaign success. If you believe in nonprofit capacity-building than this program is for you."**- Debbie Meeds, Grantmaking CEO, Springfield, MI "Having served nonprofits for the past 40 years, I thought I'd seen everything! Then I attended Major Gifts Ramp-Up New York and experienced Jimmy LaRose's brilliant performance before hundreds of nonprofit executives. His unbounded enthusiasm, comic timing, exceptional sense of theater and insights into nonprofit management will change the way you view yourself and the raising of big gifts. This conference is a must-see, especially for those who think they've seen it all!" - Deborah Bowie, Grantmaking CEO, Gainesville, FL "I've spent the last week receiving email messages, phone calls and personal visits thanking me for bringing Major Gifts Ramp-Up to the Gulf Coast. Our agencies LOVED IT! This spectacular 2-day capacity-building conference was daring, confrontational and exactly what our organizations needed in the way of training. Conventional methods of management and fundraising were challenged with humor and insight. Their expert faculty engaged our grantees and inspired them to grow revenues in new ways that work. Prepare for significant change if you give your community the gift of Major Gifts Ramp-Up. Feel free to call me with your questions!" - Cliff Grimes, Grantmaking CEO, Mobile, AL "Having served nonprofits for the past 40 years, I thought I'd seen everything! Then I attended Major Gifts Ramp-Up New York and experienced Jimmy LaRose's brilliant performance before 170 nonprofit executives. His unbounded enthusiasm, comic timing, exceptional sense of theater and insights into nonprofit management will change the way you view yourself and the raising of big gifts. This conference is a must-see, especially for those who think they've seen it all!" - Carl Cox, Habitat for Humanity Who should attend? If you're a CEO, CFO, COO, CDO, Executive Director, Development Director, Staff Member, Board Member, Pastor, Trustee or Volunteer responsible for the financial health of a nonprofit, ministry or church then you'll want to make sure you bring as many people as possible to this training. Tuition for a quality capacity-building conference could cost up to $700 per guest. We're thrilled to share that a group of major donors have underwritten this event allowing us to offer tuition for ONE PERSON at $148 or UNLIMITED REGISTRATIONS for only $298. That's right, every member of your team can come for only $298. Please register today. This event will reach capacity soon. VISIT HERE to Get Started. We believe in you. We know that there are funds available to ensure your sustainability. Let us show you how to access them ASAP. I look forward to meeting you personally. Until then I remain. Sincerely Yours, Jimmy LaRose, CNE, CDE, CNC National Development Institute _________________ Sent to haproxy@formilux.org Unsubscribe: http://jimmylarose.activehosted.com/proc.php?nl=116&c=185&m=426&s=b4e69d94bf077ab3e7944b1f14cd3206&act=unsub National Development Institute, PO Box 1840, Lexington, SOUTH CAROLINA 29071, United States
