Many nonprofit organizations have 10-12 board meetings each year. Often these meetings last several hours. It’s an enormous commitment. Most organizations got into the habit of monthly board meetings with good intent. Board membership is one way to secure adequate volunteers to get the work done. Meeting time becomes important coordination time. Decisions are made […]
Anonymity isn’t Necessarily Friendly
A land trust was recently confronted with a peculiar problem. A major donor with a keen and personal interest in protecting a specific piece of property offered an enabling gift equal to, and restricted to, the entire purchase price of the property. The gift amount equaled about 75% of the total “conservation costs” of the […]
