Tag Archives: #Nonprofit

Book Review: Retreats that Work

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Ron Milam

I love facilitating retreats. I also enjoy building my own capacity to effectively facilitate retreats. I’m about halfway through reading a comprehensive book on facilitating retreats: Retreats That Work: Everything You Need to Know About Planning and Leading Great Offsites, … Continue reading →

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Board Development

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Ron Milam

The Board of Directors plays a critical leadership role for any nonprofit organization. General responsibilities of Board members include: Strategic planning – deciding mission, vision, goals etc Selecting, supporting and evaluating the Executive Director Financial oversight and fundraising

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Ready for Strategic Planning?

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Ron Milam

Strategic planning answers the question where do we want to go and how do we want to get there for your organization. Note I emphasized the “we” because this is a decision-making process that the entire leadership of an organization … Continue reading →

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My 2011 Annual Report

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Ron Milam

In 2011, I’m pleased to report: I served 32 organizations as a consultant, the most organizations I have ever served in a year! (11 returning clients and 21 new clients – see the full list at the end of this … Continue reading →

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Liberty Hill’s Leadership Institute

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Ron Milam

For the second year in a row, I served as the lead trainer and coach for the Liberty Hill Foundation’s Wally Marks Leadership Institute Board Development Track. I led a two-day Board Development training focusing on how to engage a … Continue reading →

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Effective Organizations —-> Sustainability

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ron Milam

I remember first hearing the term sustainability while a student at the University of Oregon in 1994. I directed my urban planning studies towards the implementation of sustainable practices and have actively worked to make the vision of a sustainable … Continue reading →