by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 15, 2014 | 3. Ask, Board Members, Stories
Being a nonprofit board member can be an exciting adventure. You’re part of something bigger than yourself, doing incredible work. But the joy tends to evaporate when you’re asked to talk about your nonprofit to your friends. My coaching clients often ask...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 22, 2012 | 4. Love (Stewardship), Board Members, Odd
In the last 24 hours, I’ve heard 6 different commentators talk about the polarization of our US government being exacerbated by the fact that no one socializes anymore. Ok. I was one of the people. And I was talking to my aunt and uncle in a restaurant in...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 27, 2011 | 4. Love (Stewardship), Board Members
Let me say it for the record: board term limits are for a reason! But they can feel hard to enforce, can’t they? There are two very real risks with board terms: The leaving board member will feel left out Nobody likes it when people they care about feel left...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 2, 2008 | Education Opportunities, Odd
Just read a news brief from the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s daily entitled Small Colleges Say Board Members Have Been Poor Fund Raisers. In the article, Wesley Wilmer is quoted as saying: “If college presidents and development staffs are unhappy with board...
