http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Jim+Gould Business Management Jim Gould Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=145870&ca=Business+Management Congratulations! You have been asked to join a nonprofit Board of Trustees. That is certainly an honor, but it comes with many caveats and responsibilities you should know before you accept. You should know that beyond the demands on your time, there may also be demands on your financial resources f... Business Jim Gould Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=143850&ca=Business We have seen in the previous article “It is a Dog Eat Dog Nonprofit World” that the romantic and idealized notion that many of us carry around that the nonprofit world is a better place to be, may be flawed. Instead of cooperation, we encounter competition; instead of collaboration we encounter self... Business Jim Gould Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=143418&ca=Business You would not be working at a nonprofit if there was not a passion for your mission that compensated for the sacrifices in salary and other benefits you could probably earn in the commercial world. That says something about the kind of people we are. Most of us are: * Trusting. We cannot imagine... Business Management Jim Gould Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=141397&ca=Business+Management Every year is finding nonprofits with more challenging environments for funding their programs and operations. There is less support from Federal and State Governments as they reallocate resources to meet their own expanding needs. Grants from foundations are harder to qualify for, and more difficul... Business Management Jim Gould Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=134511&ca=Business+Management Many nonprofit organizations contain term limits in their by-laws for members of their Boards of Trustees. Some of the Boards on which I have served have different provisions. One provided for three year terms, with no more than three consecutive terms before the member was required to take at lea... Marketing Jim Gould Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=132245&ca=Marketing While it’s true that your website is the information center for your organization, and the way you let the world know about your programs and efforts, you may be missing out on one of the most powerful fundraising opportunities available. Design and content – is that all there is to an effective web... Marketing Jim Gould Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=131518&ca=Marketing We all know that people give money to people, not to organizations. That is why it is so important for nonprofits to target their potential large donors and figure out ways to draw them into the community that is the organization. When a large donor feels comfortable with the people involved, they w...